Honey Trap

With a hard shove at his chest, Kira jumped off the counter and headed for the door. ‘Stop.’ Kira kept going. She had one hand on the handle when Austyn overtook her with his long legs. One of those legs booted the door shut again. ‘Didn’t you hear me?’ Austyn said with an edge to his voice. What kind of person walked off in the middle of a conversation? ‘What do you want from me?’ Kira was just as exasperated. ‘Do you want me to believe you? Fine, I do. I believe you have nothing to do with me and Giana getting arrested. Is that enough? Can I go now? Or do I need to raise my hand and wait to be dismissed?’ Austyn searched her face for clues. He could tell she had simmered down just now. Why was she getting worked up again all of a sudden? ‘Don’t change the subject. Answer me, why didn’t you call me?’ Kira refused to dignify that with a response. What was she going to say? That she did call him, when she was cowering under the blanket, a blubbering mess, ready to beg him to come home t