Chapter 55

Sin

I hadn’t left Mani’s side. I couldn’t when she was lying here, barely breathing. Her private room had a small bathroom, and that’s where I went. The nurses and Luca were the ones bringing me food, but otherwise, I kept my arse in the chair, only getting up for bathroom breaks.

The first twenty-four hours came and went, but she didn’t wake up. The doctor didn’t seem overly concerned, which I didn’t like. I wasn’t a doctor, but people shouldn’t just stay asleep. They should fucking wake up.

Reaching for her hand, I pressed a kiss to her knuckles. At least she felt warm to me. “Mani, love. Open your eyes for me, baby.”

She didn’t flutter.

No sign.

No movement.

“She’ll wake up when she’s ready,” Luca said from behind me, and I turned slightly to look at him.

“Where are you able to find out what happens?”

Luca sighed, taking a step forward. “It is just like we suspected; Lorenzo has nothing to do with it.”

“Then who?”