Chapter 182 - Turo

The echo of the gunshot shattered my ears. As her body fell to the ground, my soul broke into pieces. Beverly crowed like a hawk as she danced around my father's slumped body.

Over the video feed, I saw Nico and his soldiers break in and stop Beverly from slicing Papa's throat. He was a second too late to save her. To save me.

"Turo?" Nico called.

I shook my head. Unable to open my eyes. I couldn't bring myself to look at her. See the woman I'd loved dead at my feet.

When I'd shot Callie, all I'd felt was an odd sense of loss. With Nik, I wanted the world to open and swallow me whole. I couldn't live with this.

"Tell Momma I'm sorry. I can't live without her." I put the gun to my head. Pulled the trigger.

Nothing happened but the hollow click.

"ARTURO ANGELO AMATUCCI!" Nik yelled. "Did you just try to fucking kill yourself?"

My eyes flew open just in time to see her launch herself at me. I was down and under her body in one smooth motion. I laid there and tried