Damned If He Did, Damned If He Didn’t

The last time… Kira’s face was heating up again. ‘Get your mind out of the gutter!’ She wrested her collar from his hold. ‘This is broad daylight!’ ‘No one’s here.’ Kira glimpsed a figure stepping out of the lift and approaching the car. ‘Someone’s here!’ She unbuckled her seat belt in one move, pushed open the door and jumped out with a speed that surprised even herself. ‘Captain O’Neill!’ She ran up to Luca, panting. Austyn pulled back, watching her run away like she was being chased by a ghost. Luca halted. ‘What’s wrong?’ ‘N…nothing.’ Kira straightened up after she caught her breath. No way was she going to tell him what Austyn wanted to do to her in the car. ‘Before I forget, the shopping bags we left in your car—did Giana take them with her when she left?’ ‘I don’t think so. I didn’t even know your friend left. Let me go and check.’ ‘Thank you.’ *** Austyn remained in the Hummer. Kira leaned against the wall, waiting for Luca to come back from his car. She examined the other cars