The Mission

‘She loves the kids no less than I do,’ Austyn said quietly. ‘If Henry comes after the twins, she’ll do everything in her power to stop him. I can’t trust anyone else right now, except for her and Kai.’ Kira fell silent. She knew Austyn was right, but it didn’t mean she could just put everything that had happened behind her and move on. She tried, but there was no moving on, not for her, not until her father’s murderers were brought to justice. ‘Kira, I know it’s difficult for you to accept.’ Austyn drew her into his arms. ‘But you can’t pin the blame of what happened to Leland on my mother. She was against the transplant, vehemently so. She was ready to give up the fight. I talked to her, repeatedly, heatedly, but she never changed her mind. Henry took her into the operating room without her consent or her knowledge.’ He squeezed her shoulders. ‘She’s another victim of Henry’s, just like your father.’ Kira took a deep breath. ‘I just need some time.’ ‘Okay.’ ‘But,’ she pulled back, ‘w