the shot to her feet and grabbed a distal of his lapel, yorking him towards hej
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Gideon stated atter ordly
A long slabe later, he shook his head spot me
"Hullshit" Kira showed him back. In harte be you No one else even knows abou
the glared at him. "You took him was a bargaining chip, didn't you? You want to use ham chat You want to leave Austen los vert apartmelled boucheat with her fats. 'How yould you do that to him He's like a father you, tool Codeon, give me back my father!" Kira, Stop Lying To Yourself
Gideon stood stock-still and bore the blows
"I'm not lying I didn't take your father away
Kira's teams fell onto the back of his hands, scalding him.
'But low who took him."
Kiratpu
She looked
up at him, "Who? Tell me
A part of her knew Gideon couldn't be trusted
He was no longer the gentle, caring big brother he was six years ago.
Tit right now, she was willing to clutch at any straws,
"Who took my dad? Tell me!"
Gideon spat out a name Austyn McCarthy'
Kira was stunned.
Then she shook her head whemently. "No, that's impossible! You're still lying to me! How can
"Listen to me, Kira!" Gideon caught both of her shoulders. This has been his plan all along!
Gideon kept his vice-like grip on her shoulder. Tino He maced you because of Leland. Your father's heart is a match for Charlotte's. Austyn's only keeping hum alive for the sake of his mother!! "No!' Kira teled to cover her ears with her hands but Gideon wouldn't let her.
Just listen to me! Chadatte can't survive without a transplant. She came back to Stamford because It's time! Kira, Austyn took away your dad to harvest his heart.' Kina's eyes were wide open in shock "No. You're you're lying. She repeated mechanically, but she could no longer ignore a small voice in her heart, which was getting loader by the minute.
it had started the day Austynmarried her
she tried to tune if out
she selegated it to the back of her mind when Austyn said he loved her.
She thought she had succeeded
But the voice was back
"I have proat Godean let go of her and took our his phone.
He played an audio ceroding for her.
"You are keeping him in the hospital like a living organ bank, waiting to harvest his heart, his lungs and his Iddays when your mother needs them, "This was Gadot voice. Kira fleched when she heard Austyn's voice.
ou have those days to get a divorce, show me the divorce paper, with signatures from both you and Kira, and I'll keep your secret."
Gideon played the reconding twice.
Hook's bloodless face.
she heard every word.
Gideon held her in his arms and said softly, "This was two days ago. I confronted Austyn when found out about this. He didn't deny it, kita, every word I've said is Kira heard his voice, but it seemed to come from someplace far, far away.
She was enveloped in his warm hug, but every part of her body was terzing
The recording there a ton of bricks exclusive content.
It shattered every nerve cell in her brain
She could not process a single thought.
Kira but down on her lower lip sound, it drew blood.
She almost greed at the coppery
She tried to pull herself together.
The vote in her head grew louder.
It dominated every thought.
Kim Stop Lying To Yourself
Now it all made sense.
Austyn started acting strange two days ago.
He became almost neurotic and was obsessed with her safety.
He ordered berto stay home.
He forbade her from answering dideon's calls
Kiza thought he was trying to protect her from Gideon.
She thought that maybe somehow, Austyn had found out about what Gideon tried to do to her and the baby.
But she was wrong.
Austyn was keeping her away from Gideon because of what Gideon might tell her.
All of a sudden, Kira doubled over in pain, attacked by a burst of stomach cramps,
'Kira! Gideon held her up. Are you all right?"
Kira struggled to stand up straight.
The pain reminded her of the baby.
She was pregnant with a baby that belonged to her and Austyn.
He had been so thrilled when he leamed the news
He started working late into the night, just to free up more time for next year when the baby came.
Kira sucked in a deep breath.
No, it was impossible.
She refused to believe the recording
Austyn loved her.
He loved their baby.
He was going t
to give her a wedding ceremony in a week
He said he owed hart
How could his love not be real?
How could this whole manage not be real?
Kira shook her head.
Austyn would neverthese this!
ra shoved Gideon away with all her strength
"You are lying!" she screamed. The tape's a lie! You made it up!!
Gideon's sun was flashed with anger
His nostrils laced.
How could Kira still deny it?
She heard the tape!
How could the rum a deat warto it?
Gideon tried to hold his wrathin check
ira, I didn't make it up. I wish I did, but I didn't. The tape's real.'