The Bound Between Us

Chapter 97

At first, Anastasia just thought she had packed on a few pounds. After all, it was winter and she was wearing bulky clothes, so nobody noticed a thing

By the time she realized, the kid had been hanging out in her belly for four months, fully formed and all

Anastasia had to drop out of school. As for the baby, her mom wanted to take her to get an abortion, but when she felt the baby move on the operating table, she changed her mind.

A mystery baby put a ton of stress on Anastasia and ruined her life.

It was a girl, a really pretty girl. Monica saw her once outside the delivery room.

After the baby was born, Salma decided to drop her off at an orphanage.

Salma was a single mom. She didn’t want her daughter, Anastasia, to end up like her.

Anastasia also had postpartum depression. It was so bad that she didnt even recognize Salma and Monica.

During the year Anastasia was recovering, Salma and Monica took turns looking after her, pouring their hearts into it.

Luckily, after a year of treatment, Anastasia got back on her feet. But she couldn’t remember a thing about the baby or the guy.

she had woken up from a nightmare, and everything

spin a yarn about Anastasias past to protect

five years old now. Anastasia didn’t remember, and her mom and Monica didn’t bring it up, just hoping time would fly by and Anastasia could forget that painful

squeezed Anastasia’s hand and said, “Cason’s just spouting nonsense, dont pay any attention to him. That guy was no good. He just

let him get to me. Maybe I’m

made Anastasia feel a lot

because she didn’t bleed didnt mean she wasn’t a virgin. All she needed to do was stay true to herself.

at work? It’s nearly ten

no idea that Herman had punched

going “Anastasia steeled herself as she thought of

by the company first. This was her mess,

away from her problems. She would bear the responsibilities that fell on

the company or Herman take the fall

an explanation, then go visit Blake in the hospital, hoping the Ledford family

at the time. As long as she kept quiet,

with her and Herman’s humble backgrounds, sometimes she had to swallow

didn’t affect Herman, Anastasia didn’t

Before she got out of the car, she