Live To A Ripe Old Age
In his career as an arms dealer selling to both sides of the law, Henry McCarthy had built an enemies list that ran three pages long
He wouldn't go anywhere without a retinue of armed guards.
Kirs wouldn't get within three feet of him before she was intercepted by the guards or worse,
Liam spread out both hands. 'I tried to talk her out of it, but your wife can be quite stubborn. And she begged me. She cried. What was I supposed to do? You should have seen the way she looked, so pitiful and- Austyn's roundhouse punch landed on Liam's jaw.
The impact knocked him back into his chair, which almost flipped over.
Liam's hand flew to his face. 'Fuck'
His eyes watered.
He bunched his fist, but Austyn took a quick stride forward and planted a knee on his stomach. 'Don't make me ask again. Where is she?"
Kai had hurried to stand guard at the door, making sure no one cathe to Liam's rescue.
Liam glowered at Austyn, whose face was deadly calm.
1 got her a gun and told her Henry's Itinerary for today. She's probably on her way there!!
"You gave her a gun?' Austyn clamped both hands around Liam's throat.
He was ready to strangle him.
"What the bell is wrong with you? You are sending her into a trap!"
Austyn kept up the pressure.
Liam's eyes rolled back into his skull
His face was timing blee.
"Boss, boss!" Kai shook Austyn's shoulders. "No!
Austyn snapped back to reality.
He removed his hands
Liam coughed violently, gasping and spluttering
'You better pray Kira's fine. It anything happens to her, I'll make sure you are put down like a dog!"
Austyn grabbed Lam's tie.
Tell me Henry's itinerary!
Liam saw the murderous intent in his eyes and knew Austyn meant it.
He would kill him if anything happened to Kira.
Liam panted weakly. "Ire's visiting your mother at the hospital in the morning. Then he'll leave for a meeting out of town. Kira's probably at the hospital right now. Austyn showed him backin the chair, straightened up and left.
The dont was slammed shut,
Liam remained seated until he caught his breath.
His gaze landed on the transfer agreement on his desk
'Isti can't believe he d did that."
t.' he muttered. 'He must be out of his damn mind."
Henry was reclined in an armchair as he browsed the profiles of his potential clients on a tablet
The meeting this evening would take place at a country retreat 280 kn a
He was to meet up with a group of prospective buyers from overseas.
away.
They expressed strong interest in long-term collaboration, but only If Henry could supply them with what they wanted,
Henry scoffed as he scrolled through the photos
They claimed to be freedom fighters, but he knew they were just a bunch of guerilla terrorists trying to grab more territory- Henry had no interest in their tribal warfare Anyone would be a welcome customer as long as they could pay.
In fact, he was already aiming one rival group that wiped out six of his former clients.
'Mr McCarthy
Henry looked up.
Die To A Mipe oni kan
Delister approached.
He had just finished another examination of the patient.
The endotracheal tube was removed.
The patient was now able to breathe on her own, a good sign
"Mrs McCarthy will wake up sometime today, latest by this evening."
They had to put her under general anaesthesia for three days to fight acute organ rejection,
"She will feel extremely weak for the first couple of weeks, but that'll go away once her body adjusts to the new organs." Henry nodded.
The doctor took his irave quietly.
His assessment was spot on
Charlotte's eye fluttered open less than ten minutes after he left the ward.
Henry set down the tablet and approached the bed. How are you feeling?"
Charlotte blinked with difficulty,
Sheined totalo in her surroundings.
slowly, her memory retumed to her.
She was just walding up from a nap when Henry appeared in her room out of nowhere,
He had men with him.
They injected something into her arm and she fell unconscious.
Then she had no idea what happened
But this was definitely not the wand she had been staying in
The celling was different.
So was the smell.
Charlotte tried to tumherbad, but she couldn't
A pain shot through her chest when she moved.
What did what did you do to me?"
Henry leaned over
His face hovered above hers.
He smiled
"I gave you a second life, is what I did. Can you feel your heartbeat?"
Charlotte was confused.Exclusive content from .
She tried to raise her hand to touch her chest.
'You shouldn't move so much. Don't worry, the doctor assured me that the new heart is doing quite that'll go away eventually!
He took hold of her waist.
quite a good job. You'll have an ugly scar for a couple of months, but
You will feel some discomfort at first. The doctors have put painkillers into your IV bag. If you still feel too painful, let them know and they'll adjust the medication."
Charlotte's sluggish brain finally came online.
A horrendous thought occurred to her,
'You what did you do?"
'I thought I already answered that question."
Henry trailed a finger down the front of her hospital gown
"You've got a new heart, two new lungs and two new kidneys, with the help of immunosuppressants, you sh
you should live to a ripe old age."
He grinned.
"Maybe you'll even outlive me. Don't women generally outlive their husbands?"
The muscles on Charlotte's face twitched uncontrollably.
Herlipstrembled
"What_what did what did you do to Mr Hewitt? *
Henry pulled the blanket over her shoulders and straightened up
What do you think i did? I put his organs to better use."