Walk A Mile In His Shoes

‘Just a tad,’ she added in a hurry. ‘Because of what happened at the restaurant?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Was it that bad?’ ‘Yes, very!’ Kira decided she might as well tell him the truth. ‘It was the first time I saw you getting that angry. You looked like you were ready to kill Lia—the man. The look on your face was so…alien. For a moment, I didn’t recognise you.’ She watched his face carefully. When she sensed he wasn’t about to flip out, she continued, ‘Besides, there was what happened last night. You almost forced yourself on me.’ ‘I…’ Austyn clenched his hand. He quickly withdrew his hand from her shoulder when Kira winced. ‘I was angry because I saw you kissing Liam.’ ‘And because you wanted to leave me,’ he thought. Kira rolled her eyes. ‘How many times must I tell you this? He forced the kiss on me! I didn’t kiss him! It was not consensual!’ ‘You could’ve pushed him away.’ ‘I tried!’ Kira shouted. ‘He’s freakishly strong! I couldn’t do it!’ Austyn pursed his lips. He forced himself to drop the