The Bound Between Us

Chapter 737

Anastasia had just set the phone down when Flynn's car pulled up.

Spotting her at the clinic entrance, he hurried over, worry written all over his face. "Anastasia, are you alright? What brought you to the clinic?"

Christen, trailing right behind him, exhaled in relief. "Oh, thank goodness, Mrs. Harrison, you nearly gave me a heart attack."

"I'm sorry, Christen," Anastasia said gently. "I wasn't feeling too great, but the fever's gone now. No need to fret." Wanting to shift the focus, she asked, "Any word on your brother?"

"Nothing yet," Flynn admitted. "But you know what they say: no news is good news. If something had happened, we'd have found him by now. We've checked every river nearby and put out a reward, but there's been no sign. I'm sure he's still out there." Anastasia stared into the night, determination clear in her voice. "He's alive. I feel it. He wouldn't leave us like this. Emmie and Nancy haven't even called him 'Dad' yet."

She refused to stop searching. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.

If it took a month, she'd look for a month. If it took a year, she'd search all year. As long as she breathed, she'd never give up.

The three of them headed back to the Springfield Hotel, where Katelyn ran to Anastasia, tears in her eyes. "Ana, you can't do that again. I was worried sick!"

Mom," Anastasia reassured her.

As days turned into weeks with no trace of him, hope was fading, yet they clung to

her room, where

her children on the screen gave Anastasia

heart ached. "Ana, you must take care of yourself. The kids are all thinking about you. Pattie keeps asking when you'll be back and if there's word about their dad." "Nothing," Anastasia replied, her eyes filled with sorrow. Watching her sleeping

have to look ahead. No matter what happens, think of the kids and the

Anastasia might crumble

said, her voice choked

so don't worry about things here. The kids are fine I told Pattie you were on a trip and would be back soon. She's doing great in school. Ms. Liana can't stop praising her. Emmie's grown taller and started

to Salma talk about her kids,

their happy family be complete without its

to be

that day on, Anastasia reserved her tears for the solitude of the night, never shedding them in front of others. Two more weeks passed