The Bound Between Us

Chapter 942

The one who falls in love first always loses.

Hanna fell first, so she was destined to lose.

Rowan fell for Anastasia before she ever noticed him-so he lost, too.

Hanna grumbled as she fixed up Rowan's wound yet again.

"Your stitches keep splitting open and healing up, then splitting again. I'm telling you, if it happens one more time, I'm out of tricks. Can't you try taking better care of yourself?"

Rowan's wounds were red and swollen, refusing to heal. Every time the stitches were removed and redone, it just made things worse-more pain for him, and more risk of infection.

Last night, Rowan came home with a fever from an infection, barely able to keep his eyes open.

He'd need at least three months of rest to fully recover, the doctor said.

Hanna's heart ached for him, but she was secretly a little relieved, too.

She hated seeing him suffer, but his injury meant he had to stay put. She could watch over him every day.

Her hands were gentle, doing her best not to hurt him.

Rowan didn't make a sound the whole time. His mind was somewhere else, lost in memories of Anastasia's embrace he could almost feel her scent and warmth still lingering in the air.

Anastasia finally met up with Herman.

his arms, laughing. Herman caught her easily, smiling

want for dinner tonight?

taste better than you?" She was

of affection. "Keep

wrapped around him like a koala, getting more than a few curious looks from

open-minded people claim to be, there are always some who

in an age where corsets are history, some folks are still trapped in old-

couldn't care less. She was happy and wanted to

and challenged, "Who's afraid

and helpless. His little

the car," he said, already thinking

gas and headed out of town, driving until they reached

through the trees and scattering shadows

started rocking, soft moans drifting through the evening

two hours had passed before

across Herman's chest, catching her

It was Flynn.

putting it on speaker.

guy's got guts. Who says no to Mr. Walker?

heard the news and

much of Joseph before, but now... maybe he really did

and glanced at Herman for