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Bedmates Soulmates novel Chapter 520

She had not moved from her spot on the sofa for hours

Time flew when you were having fun, but it slowed to a crawl when you waited

Kira gave up when the cuckoo bird came out again

She stood up and swayed on her feet

Her legs had fallen asleep

She massaged some feeling back into them and trudged towards the stairs

Extreme Joy Begets Extreme Sorrow 

Elsie had been napping on the sofa

Young Madam?She rubbed her bleary eyes and stifled a yawn. Is Young Master back?” 

No.Kira didn’t look around

Her voice was low and hoarse. It’s getting late. I’m going to bed. So should you 

Elsie was too sleepy to notice the dejection in Kira’s voice. Okay. Good night.‘ 

Good night.” 

Kira dragged herself upstairs

She took a quick shower, brushed her teeth mechanically, then changed into her pyjamas

She flopped down into bed, lying on her back, staring up at the ceiling

The sun was in bed by now

The goddess of night came out to inspect her territory with an entourage of stars

There was no breeze

The air was stifling

Kira forgot to turn on the air conditioner

Temperate was the last thing on her mind right now

Besides, she wasn’t feeling hot

Disappointment worked like an antipyretic

A cold feeling originated in her heart and radiated outward

Kira pulled the blanket over her face

Her hand touched her cheeks and came away wet 

She didn’t realise she had been crying

She silently cursed herself for being such a snowflake

So what if Austyn didn’t return

Why should she get so upset

Why was she allowing a man to play havoc with her emotions

Kira wiped away the tears with the back of her hand

She was feeling lightheaded from the lack of oxygen

She flung the blanket aside and sucked in a lungful of the still air

The clock on the nightstand had a luminous dial

She didn’t want to look, but she caught the time anyway

Two minutes to midnight

Austyn was now more than five hours late for dinner

Didn’t he say he would be back before by six

Wasn’t he supposed to be a man of his word

Kira slowly sat up in bed, frowning

Austyn wouldn’t make a promise he couldn’t keep

He said he would quit smoking.. 

When Kira looked at the nightstand this morning, his lighter and his pack of cigarettes had disappeared

He said he would be back for dinner

He would have come back, unless he couldn’t

Something must be keeping him

The cold feeling of being let down slowly morphed into the unsettling feeling of anxiety

Could something have happened

Austyn would have called if he knew he couldn’t make it back in time

But so far, all Kira got was radio silence

Maybe his car broke down

Maybe his phone ran out of battery

Maybehe got into an accident

Kira sprang out of bed and dug out her phone from her pants pocket

The call was answered after five rings. Hello?” 

Deborah’s soft voice travelled down the line

Kira’s eyes widened. Wherewhere’s Austyn?” 

Is that Kira?Deborah chuckled. ‘Austyn’s asleep now. He’s exhausted after spending the 

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entire day trying to find me. I don’t want to wake him now. Could you call back tomorrow? I’m sure you wouldn’t want to disturb him, not when he’s so tired, right?‘ 

Kira gripped the phone

Her mouth was open

Her heartbeat seemed to have stopped

Her blood congealed

The cold feeling returned in force as if someone had poured a bucket of ice water over her head

Let him sleep,she heard herself saying, I won’t disturb him again.‘ 

She yanked open the nightstand’s bottom drawer and hurled her phone inside

She might have forgotten to hang up, but she no longer cared

She closed her eyes and let herself fall back onto the bed

Austyn’s asleep now,Deborah had said

What she really meant was, Austyn’s with me now. You should give up.‘ 

Kira placed a hand over her chest

She couldn’t feel her heartbeat

Her body was numb

Be good,Austyn had said to her in the morning 

“Wait for me” 

I’ll be back for dinner” 

She’s not more important” 

I no longer have any feelings for her‘ 

Kira, the one I love is you

She believed every word he said

How stupid she had been

8.36 am, August 31st

That was when Austyn said The one I love is you 

The time and date were etched on her memory

She’d planned on setting this day as their anniversary

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