Bedmates Soulmates
CHAPTER 445

Austynclenched his jaw

He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath

He had never in front of anyone, not even his father.

He agreed with Emiliano Zapata: he'd rather die standing than live koeling

But he couldn't bear to watch Kira suffer.

He was a man.

He could survive anything.

Wounded pride was nothing compared to her life.

He'd come here tonight prepared to trade his life for hers

This was actually a bargain.

Austynopened his eyes slowly.

He fastened his paze on Kirs, who was looking at him teary-eyed.

Hercheeks were red and wollen, with visible finger marks

it wren't for Austyn, she wouldn't have suffered any of this

He got her into this mess he had to do whatever it took to get her out. Austyn bent his knees.

They touched the concrete floo with a dull chud

Austyn knelt in front of Seas, his head held high

"No!" Kira's we Deano was mailled,

She wanted to run to him, but!

held her in a tight armlock

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When he finally stopped, his face, his ears and his neckweir fluded with excitement

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sfläck you're better than us, you and your sate timonious gun-toting soldiers. You slaughtered in

There weren't evmenough pines of him leti for a proper burial!"

It's spat "Do you think I'm going to let younft this easily? How stupid do you flank Lam?

He pointed the Waliber at Austin's face. "Who do you think I should kill first? you or your bitchy wife? for her twin? 'Choose" he bellowed

Austyn's eyes were level's

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Austyn bead butted Sea, ramming has hand forehead against the man's soft brily

The impact kundkril the wind out of Seram

Austyn

i didn't wait for him to recover

His right hand shot ap, quick as lightning, and snatched the gun from

Sean was knocked back on his heels

He stagerted, flailing his arms wihilly.

Austen shut to his feet and stomped on Sean's Invercaps

Sean stumbled and tell to the floor, landing on his ass.

Before he could stand up, Austyn had held the ganto his temple

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pepererur to Sean's pow

'Bold' Sean barked.

'Drop the gon' Ronald had Kita in a chokehold. 'Drop it now

Kira struggled to breathe.

Herface win fuming bloe.

She tried to drive her elbow into anald's stomach, but the man just groaned and did not loosen his grip

He struck the back of her head with a vicious blow.

Kira's mouth was wide open, trying to suck in air.

She clawed at Ronald's arms in vain.

"I said, drop the gun!" Ronald roated. 'Drop it, or I kill her!"

Austyn checked the time in his head.

Not yet.

He straightened up slowly.

Ronald shivered at Austyn's haletul glance

What air you looking at He used Kira as a shield. 'I said, drop it!'

Austyn lowered his eyes.

The was still pointed at Stan, but he didn't appear worried at all.

After a minute that fell like acrotury, Austyn Mepped back

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Sean, enraged by Austyn's calmness, pelted him with his tists.

Austyn didn't put up a fight.

His lips were swollen and bleeding.

His face was bruised.

But he didn't fight back.

He just stood there and took the blows with his usual, monk-like stoicism.

Kara was trembling violently,

The pain of suffocation was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.

She was blinded by tears.

Less than five hours ago, men at the party bowed to Austyn and chose their words carefully, afraid of offending him.

He was treated with respect and awe.

But now he was almost beaten to a bloody pulp.

Because of her.

He forced himself to be Santoro's punching bag because of her.

He could've fought back and overpowered Santoro-she'd seen him do it-but he didn't because of her. Kira's heart was bleeding.

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Ronald had loosened his grip on her but she didn't noti

All she could see was Austyn getting puminelled mercilessly by the wicked scar-faced man.

Stop! Please stop! I'm begging you!!

Kira sank to her res, sobbing uncontrollably.

Sean didn't hear her

He kept going until his hands grewtjord.

Then he used his legs.

Helcked austyn with his leather shoes reinforced with steel tips.

Austyn was on the floor, curled into a foetal position.

Sean finally stopped, out of breath

Heswayed on his feet, utterly exhausted

His spar. You pussy!"

Years sitting behind a desk had made McCarthy go soft

Austyn McCarthy was no longer the gung-ho soldier tenyears ago.

He gave up his dignity for a woman,

1, which made him weak in Sean's eyes

"It only my brother could see you now!! Sean looked down at Austyn like he was looking at a piece of trash

He scanned the floor for his purs

Time to end this

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"That's all you got?" Austyn's boarse voice stopped him dead.

Sean whirled around

Henactowed his eyes at Austyn, who slowly picked himself up from the floor.

Austyn wiped off the blood on his face with the back of his hand

Hesiodent, locking eyes with Sean.

Sean Santoro, overestimated you.'

"oh yeah? trould say the same to you. Sean saw his Walther lying on the floor behind Austyn. "You gave up your pride for a passy, whichanales you one, too

Austyn shook his head. "You spent ten years putting the plan together, yet at the last moment, you let emotions get the better of you.'

"What the hell are you talking about?' Sean nanowed his eyes. 'Do you think i can't kill you because I don't have my gun? Don't be stupid I can snap my fingers and you'd be bed with bullet holes in two seconds." "Why don't you?

"Why don't what?!

"Snap your fingers." Austyn gave him a mithless smile to shead Gove it a try. See what happens."

"Sean spun around, looking up at the second floor, dere!"

No one replied

Tony! Neil' Sean started to panic, "shit!"

Now let's see if I can get them to respond. Austyn snapped his fingers.

Right enoue, a body fell over the railing of the second floor and landed on the concrete ground with a loud thump.

Sean recoged Toy's body. "What the fuck!!

The mercenary's eyes weer wide open

There was a bullet hole night between his eyebrows.

No, no! This isn't possible! Howdid No! There's only one way in or out of this place! How did you!

"You've been in Stamford for two years, Austyn said calmly, while I've beenhese my entire life. It's not so difficult to get the blueprint for the place if you know the right person to ask " Sean stared at him blankly.

'Did you know this factory has an underground tunnel leading to the factory behind it?a

Austyn's connections, plus Damian's lost with city hall, put them in touch with the factory's previous owner, sentence for murdacturing counterdest handbags,

aman who was currently serving a five-year prison

He bought this factory and the one behind it, then dog a tunnel to link them up, so he could transfer evidence of his crime when he caught wind et a counte

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