Owen's armas sheet white, but she was st
'I think the just Tainted." Kira stood up. "Should weary her upstairs?
Gwen woke up there and a half hour later on a sala
she heard lower voices.
She sat up, turned around, and sow the squate face of Spongebob SurePants on TV
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Owen toured the wool blanket ovet bet and teca
Eshat happened beforshe blacked out.
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Jason-no, Austm -aterfused to say and to her and inrated her bike air.
She hadn't had breakfast and bench that day.
Lowblog and a rush of are made her pass out.
Gwen let out a low moon, her back butting as she tried to move
The kids and around at the noise.
The boy obseher quiet
The gilambered to her feet and ran into the kitchen
"Mummy, the gun who looks The you just woke up!"
Kira set down the butterhead lettuce and wiped her wet hands on ALAPENO
She bent down to wipe the corners of jennie's mouth "Did you stealbiscus out at the canon? Jeweledout of her arms. "No, I didn't!
Kira held up her fingers, stained with crumbs. "Then what's this?
Je shrugged.
Kira sighed and tweaked the girl'sear
Jennie giggled
Gebrush your teeth
Kipated the girl's head as she scampered away
She seldom bought sweet snacks and confectionery, afraid the kids might develop cantics.
The fridge and the cupboards in the kitchen were studied with treats-graham crackers, applesauce cops, raisins, freeze-droftrat chips, whole wheat tot trungles... Herefused to stop after Riratold him to Kira kept a mental note to talk to him about spoiling the kids
She wasend into the living room
It was about fire Gowen woke up
She had up the soffor the whole afternoon.
timen wytnes šerd Kira's interaction with the little girl.
She had no idea krs had two kids
The way or talked to the girl, the way she patted the Intle girl's heal and scolded het in a gentle yet resigned manner, it was somernal, so datevent from the kira she used to know
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Det Be kids would never lok like her, because her face won the insult of moddiyle plastic umgeries.
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Kita jolled bri eyes. "Miss Taylor, I was the mor who brought you back into any house when you fainted, I thought you'd at least have the courtesy to say "thank you" before you ciwen passed lies lips. You have kids love Let'sant make ascene. I find want to see Austyn."
Who's the (making a scrie? Kliawas bled. "You've outstaped your welcome, Miss Taylor. This is my hose."
Gwen rebased indulge. "I just need in talk in Austyn. This is between
Khategurited his decision to being, the worm into her apartment.
"What do you want to tell my daddy?" Joshinwent in. "My mamy and daddy fell each other everything. Whatever you want to say to him, you can say to her.!
Khapaw her eloquent son a ilumubs-up.
owen looked at his in shock.
stoddler could understand their conversation.
s and raised her châs, feeling proud 'My son is right, Austyn and I don't keep secrets from each other. Just say what you want to say, and I can pass on the Kira folded her armes an
Owen stared at her, pipped by resentment.
Shehallen Iving under Kira's shadow for years,
Gideon took her in, treated her like a pet and clanged her face to satisly his perwerse obsession with Kira.
She meekly west along with it, becane she loved him and would do anything for m
That breast her aside the moment he found Kira
All his tenderness was reserved for that women
For her, he had nothing but cruelty.
left him with a broken heart.
Fate brought her to Rinton, where she met Austyn.
The Kea of rewige was planted in her heart when she learned about lits armnesia.
She would take Austynin, get lilm to fall for her, and parade him as a trophy in front of Kira one day.
But the plan did not go well.
Austyn retained lih asserthe personality, if not his memory,
He kept a polite and wary distance from her and would have continued that way if
Even so, he never once took her to bed.
Ishe had not proposed.
She didn't want to sleep with him, but it was frustrating and insulting to know he did not desire her, either.
She was waiting for their marriage to be solemned before coming to Stamford with Austyn, to relish the look on Kira's face when she realised her husband now belonged to
But once again, Kira ruined erything by showing up early,
Austyn regard als memory, and Gwen's plan was wrecked.
Gwen fought to control the wave of rage rolling h
; in her heart.
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"Where's Ady?' wen said colly I'm not leading until I talk to him."
Standing Up For Him
Kira frowned. Miss Taylor-
"If Austyn still wants retain his position as vice president of the Taylor Group, he'll come out and talk to me!
that a threat? Austyn spoke from the doorway.
'Daddy!'Jennern up to him with her short legs.
Austym closed the door behind him and scooped the girl up in his arms, setting down two shopping bags by his feet.