The Fatal Meeting

‘You paid Rony to keep tabs on me at work,’ Kira said. ‘Stands to reason that you’ll do the same thing after I left Globe Today.’ Kira knew Gideon would never give up on her, no matter how many times she spurned him. She couldn’t see the man or the woman lurking in the shadows, but she just knew that Gideon had someone following her around. Which was why she stood outside the hospital entrance for a full ten minutes, giving her stalker a full view. As expected, Gideon’s call came soon afterwards. ‘What happened? Are you okay?’ ‘You don’t know why I ended up at the hospital?’ ‘I don’t. Should I?’ Kira answered his question with one of her own. ‘Where are you right now?’ ‘Is the call on speakerphone?’ Gideon asked. ‘Is Austyn standing right next to you? Or the police? Are they tracing the call?’ ‘No.’ To convince him, she switched to videochat. ‘I’m at home, alone.’ ‘Kira, you’ve lost weight.’ Gideon examined her gaunt face onscreen. He sounded concerned. ‘I’m fine.’ Kira took in Gideon’