Hot Coffee (The Hollens) novel Chapter 51

Sharon's POV

I didn't killed his mom; it was an accident. The gun went off and she was dead. I pulled her body out to the woods and left her there, wrapped in a black bed sheet. I had already received the false identities and done a makeover. I couldn't even recognize myself. My blonde hair was now black and I was tan. I loved it.

When I got back to the States, I rented an apartment not too far from the mansion. If I sat on my patio, I had a perfect view of it.

There were more security guards so it would be very difficult to get in unseen. Emma even had a personal bodyguard who followed her around in public if Ethan wasn't with her. It was going to be difficult to get her alone now. And rumor had it that she was pregnant again— with bloody twins!

My blood boiled and my jaw tightened looking at the huge mansion, sitting there on the hill like a kingdom, mocking me with its presence. I wanted to burn it to the ground with Ethan and Emma inside!

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Ethan's POV

I was in my office at work when a phone call came in.

"Ethan Hollen," I answered.

"Mr. Hollen, this is Italian Interpol. We've found a body matching the description of your mother, but without someone to identify her..."

I didn't hear the rest. It took me a moment to digest what I heard from the other end of the phone.

My mother is dead?

A part of me was hurting. Even after all she'd done, she was still my mother. She gave birth to me. Now she was just gone from the world. Where was Sharon? She was supposed to be with her.

"What about the other accomplice?" I asked.

"We've yet to locate her."

"How did my mom die?"

"A bullet to the stomach. She was left out in the woods. Some tourist hikers discovered the body. We searched the area and found a small house we believed was occupied by the two."

"I'll be there to identify the body. If it's indeed her, I'll want her shipped to the U.S. for further investigation and autopsy. And, of course, her burial."

"Thank you, Mr. Hollen."

"Thanks for calling."

I rubbed my temples. I couldn't believe how my world had turned upside down in just some months. I didn't know how I was going to break this news to Emma. I didn't want to upset her or frighten her with all this drama. I wanted her to feel safe and protected. I didn't want a repeat of what happened. She was now pregnant with my children and I would kill for her and my kids.

I left work immediately, something in the back of my mind telling me to go home to my fiancee.

When I got home I found her and Halley in the dinning room having pancakes with strawberries.

"You're home early," she greeted with a smile. She had the prettiest smile ever.

"Yeah. Baby, there's something we have to talk about. Halley can you excuse us?"

She left.

"What's going on?"

"I got a phone call from the Italian police today. They found my mom."

"Oh my. What about Sharon?"

I shook my head.

"Well, I hope your mom tells them where she is."

Tears welled up in my eyes.

"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?"