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.

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

without even noticing.

after his memory loss,

just wanted Anastasia to remember him, to want him so much she couldn't

there was always a weird, unspoken something between him and Anastasia.

Rowan a thought. She'd never explained anything to

in his arms from behind. It was a habit from before the memory loss- something that just felt right,

been so intense that Anastasia didn't wake up until

them through early learning games and Pattie was focused on her studies. Seeing the whole

and Nancy for a while, watching as the girls concentrated on stacking

the younger one, was always a handful she absolutely

year old sounded ridiculous. But after seeing the nanny in action and

building good habits, and letting them explore the world.

have their babies winning before the gun even

and Nancy were already ahead, born in Rome to