Moving down the stairs silently she had slipped out of the door so as not to be heard by anybody in the house. She had moved past the pool to join the path allowing the warm sun to soak into her weary skin. For over an hour she had walked stopping often to admire the birds which sang within the trees of the lush greenery, sticking to the path as she was not sure if she left it if she would find her way back again. With a derisive laugh at herself she wondered if that would be a bad thing. However, a face caught at her mind and she knew that once that week was over she would have someone special to return to. Her heart lifted at the thought.
In his office Craig sat at the phone finishing the final call which had to be made. Sighing he suddenly felt very tired. Everything was moving along even faster than he had intended, helped no doubt by the many different partners all as determined as him to remove the threat to their communitee. After replacing the phone his mind went back to Kira. Never before had he felt her hold back from him, she had always melted in his arms and he didn’t like it. There was no pleasure in her when she stood like that and he sighed again. She had called him a chameleon, but he struggled to understand the two people she portrayed, one the innocent and the other the schemer. Frowning he stood up leaving the room. She was only there for a few more days and he knew that if nothing else he planned to enjoy her to the fullest.
Moving up to the bedroom he hadn’t found her there, only the clothes she had been wearing neatly folded on the bed With a scowl he looked out of the balcony at the pool failing to see her there either. Suddenly with a sinking feeling in his stomach he remembered her mobile phone. What if she was feeding information to… His eyes moved over to the bedside cabinet on which she kept the phone seeing it sitting there, a small feeling of relief coming over him.
As he moved over to it flipping it open he was surprise to see that she had not locked the phone and was able to check her last calls, all of which were to one number marked HOME. Surprised he checked the number confirming that it was the same number he had on file. Checking the received he found several from the same number to her, but none from any other number. Checking he could see that she had locked out all other numbers but that one. Cursing slightly he realised that he had not checked her home when setting up his blackmail trap. He had very quickly found Bill Thomson’s problem and concentrated on that, not checking further into her own situation. With a grim look he determined to fix that to find out just what she was hiding from him. Shutting the phone and replacing it on the table he moved back out to the balcony. Suddenly concerned as to where she was.
At that moment he spotted movement near the cliff pathway. He could just make out her small figure near the base of the cliff. With a curse he moved quickly out of the room running down the stairs. The stupid fool he thought to himself she should have checked with him before going anywhere on the island, what the hell did she think she was doing. Taking a short cut through the undergrowth he ran to catch her.#p#分页标题#e#
The path kept a good distance from the edge of the cliff itself, while still allowing her to enjoy the wild beauty of the craggy landscape. The wind from the water below was a relief from the humidity further inland, and she could smell the salt from the sea finding the numbness slowly seeping away from her as she soaked in the sounds, smells and sensations of the landscape itself.
When she was near the bottom of the cliff, about 20 feet up, she could see the beautiful beach, growing out from the jagged rocks, its golden softness tempting her. Suddenly she had an overpowering desire to sit at the edge of the water soaking her feet in the crystal clear waters, and with a small smile began making her way down.
Kira didn’t even see the tree root until her foot caught in it making her trip on the small path. Her hands frantically reached out for anything to grab onto with which to steady herself. However, there was nothing and she felt herself falling over the edge. Grabbing the side she had stopped herself momentarily, but dangling by grass she could feel the vegetation giving way. With a scream she plunged from the rock face down to the jagged rocks below.
Craig heard the scream his heart sinking into his stomach as he called out her name. Breaking out of the undergrowth and finding himself on the path he moved quickly along scanning ahead and below to see where she was. As he rounded one of the bends he saw her lying beneath him. Calling her name he could see that she wasn’t moving as a cold vice grip clutched at him. Skipping the relative safety of the path and instead scrambling down from the rocks, more quickly than was safe, he was finally able to reach her. The sense of relief when he had felt her pulse and seen that she was still breathing was intense, but as he knelt over her with real fear in his eyes, for the first time in his life he had not known what to do. Pulling out his mobile he phoned Ben, before sitting beside her gently stroking her hair talking softly to her.