Time To Settle Old Scores

Kira said nothing. Austyn held back a sigh. ‘Thank you.’ Kira’s eyelashes trembled. She looked down at the quilt, refusing eye contact with Austyn. Of course, she had been worried. The sight of Austyn lying in a pool of blood was a painful reminder of her father, who never woke up again after that car accident. Kira was deathly afraid the same was going to happen to Austyn. She didn’t sleep a wink last night and kept putting a finger under his nose, just to check if he was still breathing. ‘Can I have some water?’ Austyn asked. Kira picked up the pitcher on the bedside table and poured him a glass of water. She held it next to his mouth and tilted the glass, feeding him slowly. Austyn kept up his steady gaze on her face. Kira looked away. He traced the outline of her face with his eyes, drinking in the view. Before yesterday, she was a stranger to him. He kept a wary distance, despite what the marriage certificate told him. But now that he’d regained his memory, she was his wife, separ