The Bound Between Us

Chapter 509

Hank was growing increasingly anxious about his brother Flynn's tendency to blab, fearing he'd let something slip to the folks over at Salstrom Hall.

Feiman Salstrom was preoccupied with orchestrating the grand wedding of his son, Joey, to Julie-a match that had the whole town buzzing.

"Why all the secrecy, Hank?" Flynn mused as they lounged in their shared bachelor pad. "Dad's practically rolling out the red carpet for Julie. After all, she's carrying a Salstrom, isn't she?"

Flynn suddenly paused, eyes widening with realization. "Of course, the baby's a Salstrom! Dad's head will explode once he figures it out. Is it more about preserving the Salstrom lineage or avenging Grandma's death?"

"Julie won't be walking through those doors as long as Joey has anything to say about it. He's no pushover. He won't let the Browns get the upper hand," Hank said. He'd pieced together Joey's intentions from his stalling the wedding and his nights out on the town. Joey was no fool.

The Browns thought they could use Joey as a stepping stone, but they had sorely misjudged their mark.

Joey playing at? If he doesn't want to marry, why doesn't he just refuse? And it's not like he's

to the whole Salstrom clan. But at the same time, he can't escape the fact that he's got Salstrom blood.

the cold shoulder for months over his insistence on acknowledging Joey." Katelyn Salstrom couldn't

took out Grandma, would you still bring

relationship with Anastasia was far from simple. Even if Grandma Anita's death was put

Anastasia had retaliated. These were

to the modest apartment building where Anastasia lived. He parked on

phone, scrolling through his contacts without needing to consciously remember her details-Anastasia's WhatsApp account was etched

the search bar, Anastasia's chat popped up on the screen. When Hank had been unconscious, Feiman had deleted Anastasia from

from re-adding her-partly out of consideration for his father and partly to naturally fade from her