'Mr McCarthy, tell your men to stay still.' Gideon appeared behind Henry, who felt a cold, hard, cound object pressed against the back of his head.
Henry's nostrils flared, Gideon, what are you doing?
Gideon steadied the gun with both hands. I want you to let her go."
Henry smelled gun oil.This belongs to - ©.
*If I were you, I'd stop fidgeting, Gideon wamed. I'm not the best shooter in the world, but at this range, I can blow your head off with no trouble. Don't give me a reason to do it.' "Is that a threat?' Henry sneered.
'It's a simple statement of fact. If you don't want to see
He thrust the gun forward. 'Do it now!'
your brain splattered all over the floor, I'd advise you to call off your dogs."
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Henry snapped his fingers
The bodyguards hesitated, but they stood aside eventually,
Gideon locked eyes with Astyn 'Get her out of here!!
Kira snapped out of her trance when Austyn's hand touched her wrist.
The gun in her band clattered onto the floor.
She broke free and can towards the operating theatre.
With no time to think, Austyn delivered a lifehand sute to the side of her neck.
Kira's eyes colled back into her skull.
She collapsed
Austyn right her in time.
He camed her in both arms and hastened away.
Kiwoke up in a familiar bed,
The ceiling was the same creamy white,
The sheets underneath her were the same Egyptian cotton.
The quilt over her was the same smooth satin.
But nothing would ever be the same again.
'Kira? Thank god you're awake
Austyn shot to his feet.
'po pet the doctor.
He opened the bedroom door to let in the Que, who had been on standby all day
Then he came back to the bed and whispered to her, Kira, how are you feeling? De quinn is here to check on you'
Kira lay on her back, completely motionless
Her eyes were open end staring vacantly
She had not blinked
She showed no reaction to his words.
Austyn straightened.
He reached out a hand tentatively and gently touched her shoulder. "Kica?"
She did not respond.
i just lay there, unmoving, like a puppet with its strings cit
Austyn began to panic
This was worse than when he brought her home.
At that time, he had to stop her from going into that operating theatre
The blowed her out.
she had been unconscious for almost tony hours.
But now that she was awake, slie didn't appear to have regained her senses.
'Kin?" Austyncaressed her face. "Will you talk to me, please?"
He pleaded. 'Just say something. Anything"
He'd rather the well him or punch him or bite him.
Anything was better than this insensate stupor
The rise and fall of her chest were most imperceptible.
Austyn had unt slept a wink during the two days.
Bice had to be hooked to drip to hydrated,
More than a dozen times, Austyn had to put a linger ander her more to check it she was still
was still breathing
He kept talking to har, but a showed no signs of registering his presence,
Austan lang his head, dejected.
Bestepped aside to let the doctor examine her.
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Drquinn was efficient
After he was done with the quick check-up, he drew Austyn aside and said to him quietly, 'Mrs McCarthy's vitals are tine. Her body is weak, though. And the baby's not getting enough nutrients." The doctor adjusted the roller clamp under the IV bag to increase the drip rate.
He said to Kira, Mrs McCarthy, you're in danger of getting severely malnourished. You'll have to eat. For you and for the sale of the baby,"
He left to write out a prescription
The mention of the baby finally elicited a response from Kira.
Her eyeballs moved.
She opened her mouth and muttered something.
Austyn quickly returned to the bed and melt beside her. "What is it, ira?
Her voice was a scratchy whisper. '1 want to see my father's body."
Austyn flinched.
After a long while, he managed to nod.
"He's...he's at a funeral parlour. You can visit him as soon as you get better."
beland's body was embalmed and placed in a hermetically sealed casket.
Kira's eyelids fluttered violently
She closed her eyes.
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
She wept silently,
Anstyn's heart constricted with an intense feeling of self-loathing and guilt.
When Kira opened her eyes again, she tried to sit up in bed. "Take me there." Austynose to his feet. 'Okay."
Kira struggled out of bed.
She almost collapsed the moment her feet touched the floor.
Austyn caught her
"Kina, maybe you should stay home and rest. The wake's not
"No." Her legs shook 'I want...I want to see my dad."
Wealdy, she straightened up and tried to shove him away. Take me to him!
Austyn bent his loves and scooped her up in his arms.
He headed for the door.
Kica was stunned for a moment, then she started to thrash around.
"Let me down!!
His touch repulsed her.
"You can't walk by yourself." Austyn didn't let go of her. 'I'm talding you to the funeral parlour.
Kira gave up struggling when she was out of breath
She lay limply in his arms.
It was drizzling when they left the house.
Kira let Austyn carry her into the Hummer.
He put her in the front passenger seat and buckded her up
She remained motionless throughout.
A fecal director was waiting at the front entrance when they arrived.
Heled the way to a mom at the back.
Kirasaw the casket straight away
It was laid out on along slab of marble.
Its was closed.
Kira shook off Austyn's hands.