CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR

"I can't do this anymore." I say softly at the breakfast table three days later.

Again, there has been no word from Allesandro. According to his tracker, he's alive, but what if he's also in captivity or something? What if they're beating him up like they did Gabby?

Phoebe soothingly rubs my back. "Thomas said he's still alive, sissy, so that's something, right?"

"It's nothing!" I throw my fork down on my plate with a koud clatter, and TJ looks at me with wide eyes. "Shit! I'm sorry!"

I can't even keep my cool in front of a kid. I might combust completely soon.

I don't understand what the holdup is with Alessandro. He found his father, why is he not coming back?

"Okay, let's go for a walk." Phoebe gets up and grabs me by the arm.

I'm so tired of taking walks too. Every time I lose my cool, Phoebe takes me for a walk like I'm a dog. I'm probably gonna go completely insane if something happens to Alessandro.

It's chilly outside, and I stick my hands into the pockets of my hoodie