Bedmates Soulmates
CHAPTER 296

She looked up blankly, then she blinked.

Austyn?

She hadn't realised he was here.

It had been such a chaotic scene,

After the shots rang out, the police must have stormed into the warehouse.

There were a lot of noises and movements.

People shouting

Urgent footsteps,

Kira didn't notice any of those.

There was no time to wait for an ambulance

Four officers carried Gideon into a police van and raced to the hospital.

They couldn't pry Kira away from him, so they let her ride in the van..

She was so focused on Gideon that she didn't see Austyn get in after her. Austyn pursed his lips at the dazed look on Kira's bloodied face.

Her pupils were dilated.

Her face was ashen.

Her skin was cold and clammy.

When he held her wrist, he could feel her pulse racing..

She must be in shock

Her neck was covered in purplish marks.

The blood blended in with her red dress.

He couldn't see If there were injuries on her body.

'Come with me.' Austyn held her wrist

She needed to be seen by a doctor.

Kira shoved his hand away. 'Don't touch me!'

She couldn't leave

From this angle, she could see the light above the operating room's door.

She would know the moment the surgery was over

She had to stay here.

She had to wait for Gideon to come out.

'Come. With Me Austyn said through gritted teeth.

He was livid

"No." Kita didn't look at him.

"I'm ordering you. Come With Melt

"No!" Kira gripped the back of the stainless steel chair. 'I'm not leaving him!'

Him?

Austyn clenched his

is jaw.

She needed medical attention, but she refused to leave because of the man in the operating room-Gideon Garner!

Austyn's face and ribs and stomach were hurting; Sean had pummelled him mercilessly

Kira didn't even ask if he was okay.

Her attention wasn't on him.

Her eyes were trained on the door of the operating room.

Her words were such a huge slap in his face.

Austyn's chest heaved.

He took a deep breath.

Obviously, Kira knew Gideon Garner, but she never told him that

When Gideon came to Stamford, he told Austyn he was looking to reclaim his lost treasure.

Now Austyn knew he was talking about Kira.

He was consumed by rage, thinking about how Gideon talked lovingly of his treasure

How could he have been so blind!

He recalled how Kira muttered in her dream, longing for her 'Brother Gideon!

He had been stupid enough to believe her when she said Gideon was just the neighbour's kid.

What kind of neighbour's kid would take a bullet for her?

The joy of seeing Kira safe and sound was completely overwhelmed by the wrath of seeing her shed tears for another man

It took all of Austyn's self-control not to go berserk in the ER.

He had so many questions for her. Who was Gideon to her? How long had they known each other? Was she seeing him behind her husband's back?

But this was neither the time nor the place to ask.

Kira was a bloody mess.

She looked like she was on the verge of fainting.

She needed to see a doctor,

Austyn took a long, deep breath.

'Come with me. He tried to put some calm in his voice.

Santoro's In The Wind

Kira drew up her knees and hugged herself. 'I'm not leaving. I want to stay here."

Austyn lost his parlence,

He threw one arm around her waist and the other around her shoulders, lifting her off the chair.

"No! Let go of me!' Kira screamed and pelted him with her fists.

A blow struck him on the chest, hitting the spot already sore from Sean's beating earlier.

Austyn gritted his teeth and bore the pain.

He carried her out of the waiting room, down a hallway away from the operating room and into an open lift.

He only put her down after the lift door closed.

Kira stabbed at the button to open the door, but the litt was already moving up.

Austyn held her wrist with one hand.

With his other hand, he took out his phone and made a call.

'Jesse, I'm coming to your office right now. If you're not at the hospital, get one of your colleagues to come."

'I'm on duty tonight. I'll be right over. What's going on?"

Kira had not stopped struggling

She was dead set on getting back to the ER.

She swatted at Austyn's arm. 'Let me poli

It's a long story, Austyn said into the phone. 'T'-

Before he could finish, his phone was knocked to the ground. I said, let me go!

'Hello? Austyn? What's going on? Jesse's voice could be heard faintly from the phone. Austyn stared at Kira.

She glared back.

"What are you doing?" He asked in a flat voice.

Kira flinched. 'I want to go back to the ER!"

Austyn just stared at her, the look in his eyes unfathomable.

He let go of her wrist and picked up his phone,

The lift stopped.

The door dinged open.

Austyn stepped out.

He turned around. "Kira Hewitt, I'm asking you for the last time-are you coming with me?"

okay.'

Kira already hit the button for the ground floor. 'I can't. He's still in surgery. I can't leave him till I find out he's al Austyn said nothing

He stood there and watched the lift door close

The lift started its quiet descent

All her strength was drained.

Kira slid onto the floor, her back against the wall.

She buried her face in her knees.

Gideon, please wake up!"

Jesse got a colleague to cover the rest of his shift and rushed back to his office.

Austyn was standing in front of the open window with his back to lease.

Wisps of smoke curled up in the air.

Jesse closed the door behind him and flipped on the switch. "Why didn't you turn on the lights?"

He was indignant when he saw his open, ransacked drawer. "Hey! Did you steal the cigarettes from my secret stash?"

Austyn didn't turn around.

Jesse walked up to hims

"What the hell happened to you?' he exclaimed when he saw Austyn's Lace.

Mustyn's suit jacket was pone.

His widite shirt was crumpled and simudged in dirt and lilood.

His checks were swollen.

His lips were cut and crusted with dried blond

"Who did this to you? Jesse hurriedly fetched his medicine bag. "Give me that,

He took the cigarette from Austyn's hand, ground it out in the ashtray and rugged on Austyn's hand, 'Come, Sit down. Let me take a look at your face,

Austyn pushed his harul away, I'm fine.'

I said I'm fine!" Austyn snapped at