The Bound Between Us

Chapter 946

A woman's bad luck always starts the moment she feels sorry for a man. That's just how it goes.

When Devin slapped himself, it hurt Autumn more than it hurt him. She rushed over, grabbing his hand before he could do it again. "What are you doing?"

As she tried to stop him, her eyes drifted to the table and spotted a gift.

Devin, shameless as ever, noticed and jumped right in. “That's for you. I owe you so much, and I'm broke. I can't buy you anything fancy, so I just got you some flowers."

It was a bouquet the hotel sent up, along with a box of condoms part of a

"special guest" package. Dailey, desperate for a plan, had arranged it so the staff would deliver the flowers with a miniature camera hidden inside, all under the guise of hotel hospitality.

Honestly, getting flowers and condoms from a hotel isn't unheard of. Devin didn't think twice and just let them drop it off.

When Autumn realized the flowers were for her, she couldn't help but smile. For a second, she felt like she was back at the start of their relationship, giddy and young.

Devin handed her the bouquet. "Do you like it?"

As he did, the tiny camera fell deeper into the arrangement, and over on the other end, Herman lost the video feed. Luckily, he could still hear everything.

No matter how old you get, flowers always feel romantic.

Autumn hesitated, then took them. "You didn't have to waste money on me."

Look a little closer, and you'd see the blush on her cheeks—a telltale sign she still cared.

Devin, old hand at this, saw his opening. He took her hands in his, looked deep into her eyes, and said, "Swallow, all these years, I've never stopped thinking about you."

Who could resist words like those? They made a woman feel special, soothed old wounds, and flattered her heart.

But Autumn had a bit of sense left. She was married.

"Devin, that was years ago. Let's not talk about it. I have a family now."

She was reminding Devin, and herself.

She had a husband-she couldn't betray him.

chance and wasn't about to let it slip. He pulled her

arms. "Swallow, I've missed you every single day for over twenty years. I just kept it all

the flowers tumbled from Autumn's hands.

Devin wasn't stopping. He was a man of action, after

felt guilty, but Devin always looked out for himself. Autumn's circumstances had changed-she could help

flames are

wandering. "Swallow, I want

as eager as he'd been when they first

a romance— dutiful, dull, and as they got older, they barely touched each other anymore.

swept

"Devin, we can't-"

commotion, her heel crushed the hidden camera on

at Southridge Estates, Herman swore under his breath. Of all times for the feed to

the kids to bed, walked in

shrugged. "Was watching a middle-aged soap opera livestream-got cut off

stared. "You watch that kind of

thinking. "It was Devin and Autumn. I had Dailey plant

then kaput. Camera mustermet?

busted."

gotten

wide. "Autumn's cheating on Mr. Walker? With Devin? And she's

"Julie's their

truth left Anastasia stunned, but now everything

"No wonder," she whispered.

so much about

was still busy betraying Mr. Walker. Autumn, starved for

put his all into it, knowing if he took care of Autumn now, she'd

had to do hard

filled the room. After half

grinned. "Feel good? Still got

blushed, swatting him.

old resentment melted away in the aftermath. Men

and women always fall for

"You're just as beautiful as you were back