Unknown Caller

‘If that’s not enough, you can come after me,’ Austyn murmured. ‘I was an accomplice. Before I met you, I wanted to harvest Leland’s organs for my mother. I was the one who led Henry to him. I’m responsible. Please, Kira, if you hate me, if you want to kill me, wake up and do it. I’ll give you the knife, I’ll give you the gun, I’ll help you pull the trigger. But you have to wake up.’ He drew her into his arms, careful to avoid touching the IV needle. He kept two fingers on her wrist, taking her pulse, needing the reassurance that her heart was still beating. He fell into a fitful, exhausted, nightmare-filled sleep, until he felt something stirring beside him. Austyn snapped awake and felt a hand on his arm. He switched on the bedside lamp. Kira’s eyes shone in the yellow light. They were open. And they were looking right at him. ‘Kira!’ Austyn’s heart thumped with joy. ‘Can you hear me?’ He waved a hand in front of her face. Her eyes tracked his movement. He saw tears flowing down her