Austynclenched his jaw
He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath
He had never in front of anyone, not even his father.
He agreed with Emiliano Zapata: he’d rather die standing than live koeling
But he couldn’t bear to watch Kira suffer.
He was a man.
He could survive anything.
Wounded pride was nothing compared to her life.
He’d come here tonight prepared to trade his life for hers
This was actually a bargain.
Austynopened his eyes slowly.
He fastened his paze on Kirs, who was looking at him teary–eyed.
Hercheeks were red and wollen, with visible finger marks
it wren’t for Austyn, she wouldn’t have suffered any of this
He got her into this mess he had to do whatever it took to get her out. Austyn bent his knees.
They touched the concrete floo with a dull chud
Austyn knelt in front of Seas, his head held high
“No!” Kira’s we Deano was mailled,
She wanted to run to him, but!
held her in a tight armlock
can threw his head back and løghed
The devilish
When he finally stopped, his face, his ears and his neckweir fluded with excitement
shopture fallen! He wiped an ay a drop of tran
inthemomerat hazeye. The ampant bastard, breme ht
sfläck you’re better than us, you and your sate timonious gun–toting soldiers. You slaughtered in
There weren’t evmenough pines of him leti for a proper burial!”
It’s spat “Do you think I’m going to let younft this easily? How stupid do you flank Lam?
He pointed the Waliber at Austin’s face. “Who do you think I should kill first? you or your bitchy wife? for her twin?
‘Choose‘‘ he bellowed
Austyn’s eyes were level’s
Tasked you“-Senyanbeid on Austyn’scellar, ferring lum to look up—to choose Who’s going
Austyn bead butted Sea, ramming has hand forehead against the man’s soft brily
The impact kundkril the wind out of Seram
Austyn
i didn’t wait for him to recover
His right hand shot ap, quick as lightning, and snatched the gun from S
Sean was knocked back on his heels
He stagerted, flailing his arms wihilly.
Austen shut to his feet and stomped on Sean’s Invercaps
Sean stumbled and tell to the floor, landing on his ass.
Before he could stand up, Austyn had held the ganto his temple
chend whale bestelt hand delivered a
pepererur to Sean’s pow
‘Bold‘ Sean barked.
‘Drop the gon‘ Ronald had Kita in a chokehold. ‘Drop it now
Kira struggled to breathe.
Herface win fuming bloe.
She tried to drive her elbow into anald’s stomach, but the man just groaned and did not loosen his grip
He struck the back of her head with a vicious blow.
Kira’s mouth was wide open, trying to suck in air.
She clawed at Ronald’s arms in vain.
“I said, drop the gun!” Ronald roated. ‘Drop it, or I kill her!”
Austyn checked the time in his head.
Not yet.
He straightened up slowly.
Ronald shivered at Austyn’s haletul glance
What air you looking at He used Kira as a shield. ‘I said, drop it!‘
Austyn lowered his eyes.
The was still pointed at Stan, but he didn’t appear worried at all.
After a minute that fell like acrotury, Austyn Mepped back
The clattered to the Thor.
can swear and thirwasideswipe.
This list connected with dustyn’s Jew
Sean followed up isti himne vitinus pusles
the atrock Austan in his stomachi, korkeil him, stained lists into Austyni’s ubs
Get Down On Your Knees
Sean, enraged by Austyn’s calmness, pelted him with his tists.
Austyn didn’t put up a fight.
His lips were swollen and bleeding.
His face was bruised.
But he didn’t fight back.
He just stood there and took the blows with his usual, monk–like stoicism.
Kara was trembling violently,
The pain of suffocation was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
She was blinded by tears.
Less than five hours ago, men at the party bowed to Austyn and chose their words carefully, afraid of offending him.
He was treated with respect and awe.
But now he was almost beaten to a bloody pulp.
Because of her.
He forced himself to be Santoro’s punching bag because of her.
He could’ve fought back and overpowered Santoro–she’d seen him do it–but he didn’t because of her. Kira’s heart was bleeding.
Spin to Claim Your Surprise Reward!
I’ll Blow Everybody Up!
Ronald had loosened his grip on her but she didn’t noti
All she could see was Austyn getting puminelled mercilessly by the wicked scar–faced man.
Stop! Please stop! I’m begging you!!
Kira sank to her res, sobbing uncontrollably.
Sean didn’t hear her
He kept going until his hands grewtjord.
Then he used his legs.
Helcked austyn with his leather shoes reinforced with steel tips.
Austyn was on the floor, curled into a foetal position.
Sean finally stopped, out of breath
Heswayed on his feet, utterly exhausted
His spar. You pussy!”
Years sitting behind a desk had made McCarthy go soft
Austyn McCarthy was no longer the gung–ho soldier tenyears ago.
He gave up his dignity for a woman,
1, which made him weak in Sean’s eyes
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