But Austyn wouldn't let her

'Don't move. You are too weak to walk

Kira gave up and stayed quiet

The more she struggled, the more attention she would draw

Austynentered the lift.

Kira bred her face in the front of his shirt.

She allowed herself this one last noment of intimacy.

This would be the last time they held each other to close,

Kira touched herbelly.

"I'm sorry, the cred silently. I'm sorry, baby, Muminy won't be able to bring you into this world...

Her heart ached with all-consuming sorrow,

She had failed as a mother

she wouldn't even be able to see her baby bring ben

Her shoulders trembled:

Austy carried her into the front passenger seat of the Hummer

That was when he noticed her tears.

"dica, what's wrong?

She book her head. "Nothing I'm fine. That,

She just couldn't bear to be parted from her unborn child.

Kira broke down and subbed.

Maybe They Could Move Past This

Austyn grew anxious.

No amount of gentle coaxing could get her to stop crying.

In the end, he had to sit in the car and wait for her to let it all out.

Maybe it was a good thing, he thought.

Maybe this meant she had moved past the denial stage and had finally come to grips with her father's death.

Maybe the wound in her heart was gradually starting to heal.

Given time, maybe they could move past this.

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Kira had fallen asleep when Austyn drove them back to the villa.

He carried ber upstairs into the master bedroom and laid her down gently on the bed.

Teardrops clung to the ends of her long lashes.

Austyn wiped them away with his fingertips.

He sat outhe edge of the bed, watching Kita sleep.

She had lost so much weight, her face was almost hollow-checked.

Austyn traced the outline of her face with his eyes.

Then he leaned down and planted a lesson her forehead.

He kissed her lips, her cheeks and her earlobes

His lips brushed against bersoft skin

The close physical touch filled the gaping hole in his heart

Austyn pulled back with a smile on his face.

He had lived in insomniac fear ever since Leland passed away.

He was afraid of losing her

He didn't dare leave her bedside when she fell unconscious

When she tossed the divorce papers in his face, his heart almost stopped.

But now that she was back in his arms, back in their bedroom, Austyn could finally breathe again.

He made a mental note to book an appointment with a psychiatrist.

Kira's extreme mood swings worried him

She was hysterical one moment but sweet the next.

He was concerned that this might be a sign of grief-triggered depression.

Austyn's eyelids grew heavy.

Now that his mind was finally at ease, fatigue washed over him.

He lay down next to his wife and closed his eyes.

When he opened them again, he was thrown into an instant panic when he felt the empty spot next to him. Austyn sat bolt upright in bed. The clock on the nightstand told him he'd been asleep for just thirty minutes.

Where was Kira?

Austyn Dung the quilt aside and got up

He checked the bathroom

It was empty.

He checked the walk-in closet and got t

the same result.

He was about to sprint out of the bedroom when the door opened.

Kira walked in.

Austyn matched up to her. Where did you go?"

The furious look on his face startled her.

Kira held up the glass in her left hand. 'I was thirsty. I went downstairs to

Austyn pursed his lips. 'You could have asked me to get it for you."

'You were asleep. I didn'want to wake you!

Austyn fell silent

His heart was still pounding frantically in his chest.

He almost had a panic attack when he couldn't find her.

He thought she'd left hien.

to get some water.

I brought you a glass, too." Kita held out the glass in her right hand. 'Don't be mad, okay?

Austyn sacked in a deep breath

He took both glasses from her and set them down on the nightstand, 'I'm not mad. But don't do this again."

"okay "Kira modded obediently. 'Aren't you going to drink the water? thought you must be parched."

Austyn drained the glass of water to calm his nerves.

Then he pulled Kira down to sit on his lap.

He locked both arts around her waist. "Kina, I want to talk to you about your father'

Kina's shoulders stiffened.

She lowered her eyes and clung to his neck, hiding her face from him,

don't want to," she whispered. "I'm tired. I just want to sleep. Let's go to bed, okay? You need to rest,