The Bound Between Us

Chapter 1009

Anastasia's heart skipped a beat when she heard the word "jailbreak."

She dashed inside, nearly colliding with Rowan as he was heading out the door. He froze for a moment when he saw her, caught off guard.

"Rowan, where are you going?" Anastasia's tone was all business.

Hot on his heels, Hanna burst in, frustration written all over her face. "Anastasia, please! Knock some sense into him-he's lost it. He wants to break Asher out of prison!"

Hanna was beside herself. She'd poured her heart into getting Rowan back on his feet, taking care of him day and night, and now he wanted to throw it all away.

Who in their right mind would even consider busting someone out of prison?

Anastasia squared up to Rowan, her eyes sharp. Rowan just muttered, "He's my brother."

"He's a criminal," Anastasia shot back, her voice steely. "You want to join him in jail? The police still haven't closed the case on those four men from the cave. If you go now, you're basically signing your own death warrant."

Rowan's face was blank. "I killed someone. If you know that and don't report it, you're breaking the law too. You should turn me in."

"That's not the same," Anastasia insisted. "Those four got what they deserved."

If anyone else was involved, Anastasia wouldn't have hesitated to call the cops. But this was Rowan-she just couldn't do it.

Even if it meant breaking the law, even if she got charged as an accomplice, she'd take it.

Without him, she might not

aren't always black and white,

That means you owe it to me not to waste it. You think going solo to bust

stone-faced, which only

make sense of him, either. He was practically begging for trouble, and for

grabbed Rowan's wrist. "Come inside.

life. My choice. Stay out of

flushed with hurt and fury. "You're such a pig, Rowan! Fine! Go on, get yourself

as she stormed off, slamming her bedroom door

there, the air thick with

softened, regret flickering across his face. Maybe he'd gone too

think this

only get one life? Nobody actually wants to die. Can you're

set on doing something this reckless?"

just clammed

could drive

let out a frustrated sigh. "This isn't only about brotherly love, is it? Something else is going on. You can

refusing to say more. He

that he really was planning to throw

for him this whole time. Sooner or later, the truth would come out and they'd

he was sure Autumn wouldn't leave Anastasia alone. If his crimes were discovered, Anastasia would be caught in

recovered now. Busting Asher out was just a way to get himself caught. If he could save Asher, great. If not, at least