155 Strong Woman (1/2)

Zach was gone for two days, and Keira was worried as hell. She kept on calling her dad now and then to check if Zach's operation was going smoothly.

”Dear, stop worrying. Hasn't he told you that he would be unreachable sometimes? They are working undercover. It's risky for them to take personal phones on a mission like that. I haven't received any emergency signals yet. Plus, there are no irregular movements from the underworld too, so I'm sure Zach is fine…” said the Field Marshal from the other end of the line.

”Alright dad, kiss mom for me. I'll hang up now,” said Keira before she pressed the end button on her phone.

She stood up from the sofa and out of her condo. She walked towards the adjacent unit and pressed the doorbell.

Lyra opened the door.

”No news from Big Bro yet?” asked Lyra as she let Keira in.

”Let's have dinner together. I'm almost done with cooking,” added Lyra.

Keira sighed as she sat on a chair at the dining area, watching Lyra prepare and serve the food to the table. Since yesterday, Keira was coming to have her meals with Lyra.

”How are you and Torin doing?” asked Keira simply that made Lyra cough as she choked on her saliva.

”Are you alright?” asked Keira, but then her forehead creased, seeing the reddening of Lyra's face. Lyra was blushing. Keira suspiciously looked at her.

She could feel it with her gut, something was going on for Lyra to react like that with her simple question. Well, her question was in general, but it seemed she hit the spot.

”What is it, Lyra? Did something happen between you and Torin?” Keira directly asked. To her, Lyra's flushing face and bashful expression could only mean one thing!

Her hunch couldn't be wrong.

”Happen? Nothing. Uhm, what could have happened? Let's eat,” Lyra, who forced a soft laugh, said. She was changing the topic.

That night, she faked fainting. After that kiss, she neither knew what to do nor how to face Torin. She kept her eyes shut till the moment when Torin carried her into her room.

She was extremely shocked and nervous at the same time with how fast everything happened.

She heard Torin sigh several times after that kiss, but no words were said.

The next morning, she had set her mind to talk with Torin about the kiss seriously, but Torin was already gone with Big Bro Zach when she woke up.

He didn't come back until now, so she and Torin hadn't talked about what happened between them yet.

She was absent-minded with these thoughts. She did not even notice that Keira was intently inspecting and analyzing her with her keen eyes.

”You know you can trust me, Big Sis. Don't worry; I root for you and Torin. I will help you guys with Zach,” offered Keira with a smile and wink.

That moment, Lyra coughed hard as she choked on her food. She quickly drank some water.

”You know, you can trust me, Big Sis. Don't worry, I root for you and Torin. I will actually help you guys with Zach…” offered Keira with a smile and wink.

Lyra paused and stared at her for a minute before she finally spoke and told Keira everything.