He spotted a sign for a nearby shooting range—perfect.
"Do you want to stop there?" Massimo asked, pointing at the sign. "If you practice more, you'll get better with using your gun and getting a more precise shot."
"Why would I want to do that?" Elena asked flatly. She was clearly annoyed by Massimo's suggestion.
"Well, then you could more easily shoot to injure or maim," Massimo explained. "Since you were so upset by what happened with that wolf cub—"
"Ruby," Elena corrected.
"What?" Massimo asked.
"Its name is Ruby," Elena stated.
Massimo was suddenly glad he had insisted one of the servants take the wolf cub back to the estate. Elena was already too attached to that creature. He'd need to find some wolf experts to see whether this whole raising a wolf cub idea had even the slightest chance of ending pleasantly.
"Alright," Massimo said, feeling unsure of everything. "With everything that happened with... Ruby, I thought you'd appreciate non-lethal methods of defense."
"A gun is still meant to kill," Elena argued. "I'm never using one again."
"Elena, be reasonable—"
"No. I'm never taking a life again."
Massimo switched tactics. "I could teach you hand-to-hand combat, but you should still have a weapon on you," Massimo said. "Like maybe a knife or pepper spray—"
"Absolutely not," Elena replied. "I'm a doctor, Massimo. I refuse to harm any living creature ever again—I mean it."
Elena began to shift in her seat. She took out her gun and rested it on the dashboard.
"What are you doing?" Massimo asked.
"Returning your gun," Elena explained.
"But I got that for you. It's yours."
"I don't want it anymore."
Massimo clenched his teeth and gripped the steering wheel tightly. "Elena, please take your gun back," he said.
"No," she replied.

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