CHAPTER 67

'Babe, are you alright?' 'My mom is dead, Emma.' There was silence, as if the world had stopped everything. 'Oh my, baby, I'm so sorry to hear that,' she said and comforted me. 'How did she die?' 'She was shot in her stomach and left out in the woods.' 'Do you think that Sharon did that to her?' 'Sharon doesn't have a —' I rushed to my office and opened my safe. My revolver was missing. She must have taken it when we left her to pack up her things that day. 'Fuck!' I slammed my fists onto my desk. 'Baby,' Emma said from behind me, 'calm down.' I didn't wanted to tell her about the missing gun. I knew it would frighten her. I breathed in and out, calming myself. She placed a kiss on my cheek. 'I need you to get packed,' I told her softly. 'Where are we going?' 'I have to go to Italy to identify the body. Nana can't do that and I can't get a hold of my father. I'll have to do it, but I'm not leaving you behind like the last time. You're coming with me. I'll also bring along