Olívia could barely respond. His name slipped from her lips in the faintest whisper, filled with disbelief amid the chaos still raging inside her.

Suddenly, the world began to spin.

Her vision darkened at the edges, and the sounds of the street grew distant and muffled, as though she were sinking underwater.

Her legs gave out.

“Olívia!” André caught her just before she hit the ground.

Her body went completely limp in his arms, drained of all strength. Tears were still streaming down her face wh