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

Devin for walking out on her. "It's late. Why'd you want to see me here and at

hadn't been out for a business dinner, Autumn wouldn't have been able to sneak

She tried to act distant, told him she couldn't make it,

the end, curiosity and something she couldn't quite name pulled

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

things for love, even when they know better, even when they know

laugh. "Yeah, this place is kind of a dive. I'm not exactly flush with cash these

every second straight to Herman's phone. He was sitting out on his

detail. cel.ne

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

asked about you, about Julie, even brought up Ben. Don't worry, I didn't say anything. But... Julie-did you

been ages since Julie passed, and only now you care about where she's buried?

you know how things are for me. I've got debt collectors after me. I can barely keep them

If it weren't for Devin, she thought, she wouldn't have lost

Herman ask you about