“Cora. Mina.” Evelyn came toward us, her eyes red. God only knew how painful the situation must have been for her.
“Evelyn he’s going to—” I started to say, but she cut in, taking a step back and trying to remain composed.
“I’ve gotten a jet ready. We need to have everyone back in Chicago as soon as possible. I’ve already spoken to the hospital about Neal.”
“Is it over?” Cora asked.
Evelyn opened and closed her mouth before saying, “Brace yourselves, ladies…I’m not…just…”
“Evelyn, you’re starting to scare me. What’s going on?”
“Please just get ready to leave and make sure the children don’t see or hear any news. I’m going to get Ethan, Wyatt, and Donatella.”
Both of our instincts were the same…we pulled out our cell phones. The moment we did, we wished we hadn’t, because it was like the ground had opened up beneath our feet.
It couldn’t be true.
I wouldn’t believe it.
Never.
TWENTY-FOUR
“Sticking with your family is what makes it a family.”
~ Mitch Albom
LIAM
“Mr. Callahan? Mr. Callahan, can you hear me?”
I muttered something, my eyes snapping open only to snap shut again.
“Mr. Callahan?”
“Yes.” Fuck that burns.
“Yes?”
“Yes…I can…hear…you,” I managed to say.
“That’s good.” The lights above me were doubled before finally blending together as the room stopped spinning. Turning to the right of me and then to the left, all I saw were doctors and nurses.
“Do you remember what happened, Mr. Callahan?”
Emilio…bullets…explosion…glass!
“Woah, Mr. Callahan, lay down—”
“My wife? Where is my wife?” I asked, trying push against him, ignoring the pain in my shoulder.
“Mr. Callahan right now we want to focus on—”
Grabbing him by the collar, I pulled him close to me. “WHERE. IS. MY. WIFE?”
None of them answered me and I struggled to get back up, but everything became dizzy again. Glancing to the left of me I saw them…they were drugging me.
“Stop!”