The Bound Between Us

Chapter 863

Something felt off about Herman tonight, but Anastasia couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

Maybe he was just a little too enthusiastic? Maybe a little too wild?

He caught her hand, pressed her gently against the bathroom wall, and kissed her with a fierce, hungry intensity. Warm water poured from the shower above, steam curling around them, the temperature rising and making everything feel even more electric.

She lost track of how long they stayed like that. When he finally let her go, his eyes were dark and burning, his gaze locked on her as if he couldn't get enough.

Anastasia's cheeks were flushed, her chest rising and falling as water traced sparkling paths down her curves. She looked radiant, her skin glowing, with a softness that was impossible to resist.

Trying to catch her breath, she asked, her voice light but puzzled, "What's gotten into you tonight?"

He slid his fingers through her wet hair, holding her gently as he murmured, voice deep and rough, "I just want to go a little crazy with you."

After that, words just faded away. Everything was about touch, about sensation.

bathroom turned into their private little world. She couldn't remember how long they tangled together, only that tonight, Herman seemed utterly unrestrained. After three years together and countless nights like this, she'd never seen him so wild, so thrilling, leaving her dazed and breathless. With the steam swirling around them, it felt like they'd stepped straight into some dreamy, cinematic

down, Anastasia drifted off to sleep without even noticing. Herman slipped out onto the balcony for a smoke—a

and his need for Anastasia was turning downright possessive. Even after his memory loss, Rowan had always seemed to set him off.

wanted Anastasia to remember him, to want him so much she

something between him and Anastasia. Herman never dared to ask, never

thought. She'd never explained anything to Herman, never thought it

finished his cigarette, Herman climbed back into bed and wrapped Anastasia in his arms from behind. It was

night had been so intense that Anastasia didn't wake up until noon

them through early learning games and Pattie was focused on

a while, watching as the girls concentrated on stacking

was always a handful

Anastasia thought baby classes for kids barely a year old sounded ridiculous. But after seeing the nanny in action and watching how much the

building good habits, and letting them explore the world. That's what really helped

race. Rich families have their babies

already ahead, born in