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.

she ran over and jumped into his arms, laughing. Herman caught her easily, smiling

tonight? I'm taking you out-we need to

could possibly taste better than you?" She was in such

waist a squeeze, eyes full of affection. "Keep it up and I might just have

middle of the street, Anastasia wrapped around him like a koala, getting more than a few curious looks from people

always some

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

less. She was happy and wanted to share that

challenged, "Who's afraid of

amused and helpless. His little wife was really

car," he said, already thinking

and helped her inside, then hit the gas and headed out of town, driving until they reached a quiet patch

low, golden light slanting through

one else around. Before long, Herman's car started rocking, soft moans

time the moon was up, nearly two hours had passed before

catching her breath, when

It was Flynn.

putting it on speaker. Flynn's voice

down! I mean, the guy's got guts. Who says no to Mr. Walker? The man practically

just heard the news and couldn't

much of Joseph before, but now... maybe he really did have that Salstrom backbone after

looked confused and glanced at Herman for an