The Bound Between Us

Chapter 945

Herman never expected Devin to give him a straight answer anyway.

The meeting was just to feel things out-what really mattered was what would happen next.

Herman was waiting for Devin to reach out to Autumn.

Dailey, meanwhile, had already set up the hotel room with a hidden camera. As soon as Devin checked in, Dailey had a hotel staff member drop off a "complimentary anniversary gift❞—a fancy box with a tiny camera tucked inside. Unless you looked really carefully, you'd never know it was there.

The box faced the bed perfectly. Aside from what happened in the bathroom, anyone watching could see everything going on in that room.

Devin called Autumn, then sprawled out on the bed, smoking while he waited.

When the doorbell finally rang, Devin quickly stubbed out his cigarette and went to let her in.

Devin these days was a far cry from the man he used to be-down on his luck and it showed. Whenever he saw Autumn now, he couldn't help but shrink back a little, trying to please her, trying not to mess it up.

He put on a lopsided smile. “Swallow, you're here."

Autumn would always tense up

just felt

for walking out on her.

dinner, Autumn wouldn't have been able to sneak away

things— hesitation, resentment, a bit of hope. She tried to act distant, told him she couldn't make it, but deep down she worried

something she

something thrilling and a little dangerous about sneaking behind her husband's back to meet an old flame. Two decades of steady, uneventful marriage had dulled her world, and Devin's reappearance was

heart-sometimes do reckless things for love, even when they know better, even when they know

of a dive. I'm not exactly flush with

every second straight to Herman's phone. He was

detail. cel.ne

sat down, all business. "So, what did you want? If there's nothing important, I'm leaving. I

see me earlier," Devin said. "He asked about you, about Julie, even brought

anger. "It's been ages since Julie passed, and only now you care

are for me. I've got debt collectors after me. I can barely keep them off

in her eyes. If it weren't for Devin, she thought, she wouldn't

ask you about anything