Bedmates Soulmates
CHAPTER 449

His lips were cut and crusted with dried blood

"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 tugged on Austyn's hand. 'Come. Sit down. Let me take a look at your face. Austympushed his hand away. "I'm time."

'But

"I said I'm tine!" Austin sapped at him

Jesse stated at him, open-mouthed. Then why'd you call me?"

The doctor was buming with curiosity.

He could see the injuries were made by someone's fists

But who would dare beat up Austyn McCarthy?

Did the perpetrator have a death wish?

Alestyn removed another cigarette from the pack on Jesse's desk

jesse wanted to pretest, but shut his mouth when he saw the dark look on his friend's face.

Austen's phone rang

He ignored it.

Jesse glimpsed Damian's name on the screen and decided to answer it. 'Hey, Damian, Jesse here'

"Where's Austyn?")

"In my office.

"Stay with him. I'm coming night up."

Jesse put a hand over the phone and whispered, "What's going on? He looks ile he's been in a cage fight."

"It's a long story. I'll explain later. Just stay with him."

Ten minutes later, the door to the doctor's office was pushed open.

Jesse's eyes widened. "Luca, what are you doing here?"

The police captain drew him aside. 'Damian needs to talk to Austyn, Let's step outside.

Jesse followed Lura, confused.

Everyone was acting so w

so weird tonight.

Damian was still in his tactical gear, minus the gun.

Sean Santoro escaped."

Loca and his officers were occupied with guarding the mercenaries, the ones that were still alive and in cuffs.

Damian's team rushed into the warehouse as soon as they heard the gunshots.

But all Damian sew was Kira holding Gideon in her arms and Austyn standing nearby.

Sean was gone

Austyn muttered a carse. "Slippery bastard."

Back then, he'd been so focused on Kira that he hadn't noticed Sean slinking off

'The detonator_"He recalled Sean's threat.

It to

Damian scoffed. "The bombs are fake, movie props. You press the button, all you get is a loud bang and a big flash, but no explosion. I think he planned to use it create a diversion so he can take off without anyone seeing him.' Austyn looked pensive.

Would he have put the gun to his head if he knew the bombs were fake?

He didn't know

Lura's got the arrest warrant, Damian continued. 'Seeing as how the meres are foreigners, my team will join in the hunt as well. I've asked Mike to pit out Terless Sadoro can't hide from us forever!

He Has Been So, So Shipl

He frowned when be so Austyn's face. "You should let jesse take a look at that."

Austyn waved a hand hissively. 'I'm fine.'

He looked at Damian owe you a big thank-you tenight. You and your team,

"Don't worry about it. My team was created to protect civilians. You're a civilian now, so'-Damian shrugged-"just doing our job."

He added, "We've arrested all the mercenaries Santoro hired-well, the ones that were still alive. They entered the country without permission and carmed weapons without a permit. Two of them are on Interpol's Red Notice. 1 actually have to thank you for handing the case to me. I might just get another medal out of

this.

The news brought a tiny smile to Austin's face.

Whout Gideon Camer

The smile vanished

"Loca's men cordoned on the warehouse district before you went in. My men were inside, picking off the meres one by one. We had the whole area covered. I talked to Lucaen the way here. He had no idea how Gamer sneaked into the warehouse. Neither do I' He added. "But I guess it's a good thing that he did. Without him, the bullet would have hit Kira right in the head,"

Austyn paused, then he took a deep drag on the cigarette.

His face was bleedina blert

Damian sighed the see thing-1 knew about Kira and the Gamerman."

Austin's head snapped up. "What?"

He stasadat Damian astonished.

"When you and Kira stayed at my house, I confronted her about it. She admitted she knew cideon but asked me not to tell you.

Seeing the incredulous look on Auscyn's face, Damian explained, 'I don't think she meant to hide it from you. Maybe she just didn't know how to bring it up.' Austyn's brows were furrowed deeply

He forgot about his cigarette

when he spoke after a long while of silence, his voice was hoarse "What do you know about them?"

Demian cast his mind back to a few weeks ago. 'I've always thought Kira looked familiar ever since I met her. I got the feeling that I'd seen her somewhere before. You know I never forget a face. It cookme a while, but eventually, remembered was on a mission in Outhlans three years ago and was put in touch with the Gamer family these. Is a photo of Kira in Gideon's wallet."

Damian continued, "She looked younger back then, in her late teens, maybe. She was all grown up when I met her in Stamford, so I didn't make the connection Immediately.

The directe had burned to its end

Ashes fell onto the floor and onto Austyn's shoes.

He didn't notice

All he could think about was Gideon Gamer.

When he ran into Gideon in Farndon, the man had talked about finding his lost treasure with such a passion that Austyn had been a little touched.

He offered to help Gudron with his search.

How stupid he had been.

Then there was the time Kira fell asleep and he carried her

Tupstairs.

She clung to him, refused to let go, and whispered the name "Gidron' over and over again.

Austyn had an uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach, but he dismissed in back then.

The Gideon knew came from Outlana, a city way up north.

a's homenson was in the southwest, almost three thousand kilometres away.

the odd that the two of them knew each other?

Thinking back, Austyn realised how idiotic he had been

There were so many ches, but something in his heart told him to turn a blind eye to them.

When he ran into radeon again at the Grand Copthorne, he'd wanted to ask den for the name of his treasure," but Kira was missing and he was preoccupied

In the warehouse, Gilesninok a bullet for Kisa

Antyinvuldn't deny it anymore-

Kira krew Gudron Garner

theywere nege than just acquaintances,

en Code was shot, Fica load pushed him and held him in her am.

He Has Been So So Stunit

Her cries were heart-rending

she refused to leave Gideon's side when he was taken to the hospital

Austin was there in the police van.

He watched Kira hold the man's hand when a police officer administered first aid to Gideon.

Uncontrollable sobs wracked her body as she clung to Gideon's hand.

She didn't even notice Austyn was there.

Austin closed his eves.

At the moment, his wife was four stories below, crying over another man, ignoring her own injuries and his

ar

Austin gave a mocking smile, directed at himself. So they knew each other way back then. No wonder she refuses to leave his side. He had been so, so stupid.

At Least It's Not The Morgue

Damian sighed quietly. "Hey, don't think that way. Gideon took a buller for her. She'd be worried even if he were a stranger. If it weren't for him, Kira could have died. Put yourself in her shoes. Wouldn't you be grateful and concerned at the same time? Kira's reaction is perfectly normal. Austyn looked away from Damian

"Kies probably sees the man es a brother, Damian speculated, "amer stayed with the Hewitts for four years. Leland Hewitt sort of adopted him as a son

Damian patted Austyn's shoulder. Anyway, don't overthink this. A lot has happened tonight. Everybody's on edge, including you. Go home, have a good night's rest, and when you're more clear-headed in the morning, talk to Kira'

Austyn said simply, "It's getting late. Don't let me keep you!

Damian nodded, knowing his friend probably wanted to be left alone.

Luca saw Damiancome out of the office. "Wait for me."

They had to head back to the station for debriefing

Luca said to Jesse, 'Keep an eye on Austyn, will you? And do something about the bruises on his face."

"will do jesse nodded.

After Loca and Damianleft, Jesse traipsed back into his office.

Austyn was still standing in front of the window.

The doctor scratched his head.

Luca had briefed him on what happened tonight.

He was wrong; it was worse than a cage tight.

Austyn could have died.

Jesse squared his shoulders.

He was determined to check on his friend's injuries even if Austyn gave him the death star