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"Your name's Austyn McCarthy, Kira said firmly. "You are from Stamford. You served in the army after you graduated from university. Then you left and started your own company. It's called the M Group."

He nodded, not to acknowledge what she said, just to urge her to go on.

'Then... It's a long story, but you were shot four years ago. Then you went missing. Your friends and family have not given up searching for you. Finally, I found you." Austyn narrowed his eyes. 'Twas shot? Who's the shooter?" Kira bit her lower lip. 'Me!

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Technically, it was Henry's bodyguard who pulled the trigger.

nur Austyn wouldn't have been shot if he had not tried to protect kira

Austyn stepped backwards immediately after heating the answer.

He kept awary distance between himself and the harmless-looking woman. "You shot me?

"Well, no, not exactly. I

"You tried to kill me?' austyn didn't let her finish.

ww'..it wasn't like that." Kira tooka hurried step forward, 'Would you allow me to-

"Stop!" Austyn put up a hand, keeping her at arm's length. 'I think we are done here."

His temples started throbbing.

The familiar pain was back

He had to leave before he was seized by a fainting spell.

Austyn somehow got the feeling that this time, the migraine was triggered by what the woman said.

It was a lot to take in

she called him by a different name, daimed to be his wife and said he had a whole other life in aderent city.

He needed time to process the information and to seek verification.

"Austyn -

"That's not my name. And I said we're done talking

Austynstepped around her.

Kira tried to grab his hand.

He shookbar off and shot her a sharp look. 'I don't like being touched by strangers"

Kira flinched as if someone slapped her

Austyn willed himself to ignore the pained look on her face and went back into the ward.

Owen heaved an audible sigh of rellet when she saw him come in alone.

"What?" Austyn didn't miss her expression

*I thought you would leave with her, "Chart mattered under her breath-

Austyn searched her face. You said the woman's not your sister,' =

"She's not. "Gwen shook her head emphatically. "We just happen to lookalike. It happens, you know," 'But you know her."

tum, in passing only. We are barely acquaintances

"Yet she came here to visit you at the hospital.'

Gwengripped the sheets under her. "Not crally. She's here for work. She just happened to see meExclusive content from .

'She knows who I am.' Austyn kapt up his interrogativestare.

Owen forced henelf to maintain.cpercontact.

Looking away would be a sign of guilt

'I don't know much about that. Maybe she met you before."

'She called me by a different name."

Gwenswallowed. "Did she? Maybe she remembered wrongly."

Austyn looked pensive.

For some reason, he didn't tell Gwen about the part where the woman claimed to be his wife

He needed to find out the truth for himself first

Gwened forward and held his hand. 'She may know something about your past. Are you going to meet her again?"

"Why would I want to meet someone who tried to kill me?" Austynpatted Gwen's hand in a gesture to reassure her 'She's a total stranger to me. That dispelled Gwen's fears somewhat.

She pressed her face against his broad chest, 'Our wedding's still going ahead an planned, right?

'Of course. Why should there be any change?'

Night had fallen when Jesse came out of the airport at Rinton

He got on the first available fight after getting the call from Kim,

She wasn't there to pick him up at the airport.

Tired and miffed, Jesse had to hail a taxi, which took him to the address kira gave him over the phone.

She was standing in the middle of the plaza in front of Rinton General Hospital, looking lost

she didn't notice the doctor.

"Kira? Jesse waved a hand in front of her face.

she raised her head slowly.

Her gaze was las away,

Her eyes were unfocused,

"You're late."

Jesse colled his eyes. 'I cant as soo

as soon as I could. I have a full-time job, you know."

""Austyn just left!