Death Under the Venice Moon

Author:Maria Grazia Swan [Swan, Maria Grazia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Published: 2014-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINETEEN

A thread of light filtered below the closed drapes. It reminded me of the dazzling brightness of early winter mornings in Northern Italy, when scarce sunrays rebounded on fresh snow and intensified their brilliance.

Blinding glow.

Childhood memories.

All meaningless. Once again I found myself alone in a strange hotel room. To make this even more frustrating, I knew nothing about Innsbruck and even less about the local language.

Larry. Kyle's words buzzed in my brain. "Is there an Olivia?" I had no certain answer.

Larry had gone to pick up his mysterious daughter from the facility where they held her. His plan was to escort her to Frankfurt, settle her on a flight to Atlanta then fly back to Innsbruck and me. My presence on this trip wasn't needed or wanted. Again.

Olivia's mother Jennifer would meet the daughter in Atlanta to get her back home and into treatment. He didn't volunteer where home was, and I chose not to ask.

We had arrived at the hotel in the dark. I didn't know if we were in the center of town or out in the boonies. Larry mentioned it was conveniently located. To what?

I listen attentively for outside sounds. The clock next to the bed said nine a.m. I had been awake for hours but didn't feel ready to leave the warmth and comfort of this—what was it Larry called it? Tuchent. So light and fluffy, and yet it provided more heat than my comforter back home. Or maybe my hot flashes contributed to the general sensation.

What kind of coffee did Austrians drink? With my life a total mess, and no idea what tomorrow would be like, I worried about coffee. Somehow it seemed logical.

Tomorrow? I didn't even know if Larry intended to come back here today or ever at all. And once again the old insecurities found an open door.

I got out of bed, dragging along the Austrian duvet with the strange name and opened the drapes. Oh my God. Not just childhood memories. It did snow. The sight took my breath away. Snow in October? Mountains crowned in white, a fantastic scene. I hadn't experienced fresh powder in a long time. Plus this was the first snow of winter. It had to be. I felt like a child. I wished I could share all that excitement with someone. And just like that, my cell chimed.

"Hello."

"Sweetie, did I wake you?" A sigh escaped from my lips, and I didn't know if it was a happy sigh or a sigh of relief. I was that confused.

"Larry, there is snow. Snow. Where are you?" I spoke quickly as if I needed to say all I had to say before he cut me off.

"Frankfurt Airport." His sigh left no doubt—pure sadness. "I'll be heading to my boarding gate in about ten minutes. I wanted to make sure she was settled in first. Olivia has been nothing but trouble. I still can't believe this is the same young woman who left California two years ago. The doctor gave her some pills to calm her down before we left the center, so she was mildly sedated.

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