The Mistress

‘Hello.’ Ryan’s gruff voice came on the line. ‘Progress?’ Austyn asked. ‘I’ve followed their tracks to the border. Just about to cross over into Kham.’ Ryan blamed himself for losing Kira. He was supposed to keep an eye on her, but he failed. Which was why he vowed to find her, no matter the cost. ‘Keep me posted.’ Austyn hung up. He stared at the ceiling and saw Kira’s face. His sleep, the little he could get, had been infested with nightmares. Kira lying in a pool of blood, eyes wide open. Kira falling over backwards into the abyss, screaming his name. Kira floating in a river, face bloated… Austyn blinked away the horrifying images. He waited till daylight before calling another number. Ninety minutes later, he was seated across from Yvette Simonds, Henry’s mistress. Henry kept several, but Yvette was with him the longest. ‘Have you reached a decision?’ Austyn got straight to the point. He had been meeting the woman every day since Henry was locked up. If he wanted to find the ledge