Valerio's face immediately lit up with a smile, and he walked over to her on the bed. "I'm perfectly fine. Are you worried about me?"
She tiredly nodded at him. "You left in a hurry, I thought something had happened."
Valerio's smile brightened up, and he kissed her forehead, then the tip of her nose, before getting into the bed to lay next to her. "I'm okay, princess. Don't worry about me." He pulled her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her. "Go to sleep," he said, beginning to caress her hair. "We have a lot to do tomorrow."
And the instant she closed her eyes, the smile on his face vanished, replaced by sadness. At the end of the day, he really didn't have control over his life. He could only try to save himself, that was as much effort as he could put in.
"I love you," he whispered into her ear and tangled his fingers in her hair.
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