The Bound Between Us

Chapter 1021

Given Mr. Walker's standing, he wasn't about to make a scene. Even if he caught them red-handed, he'd handle it with icy composure. There was no way he'd

march into a hotel with an entourage public humiliation.

he wouldn't set himself up for that kind of

Clinging to the last scraps of self-control, Mr. Walker called Autumn as soon as he arrived back at the Riverdale house. "I'm home," he said calmly. "Are you coming back on your own, or should I send someone to pick you up from the hotel?"

It was just past six in the morning, the sky barely brightening.

When Autumn saw his name flash on her phone, her heart lurched, panic washing through her. The shock made her fumble-her phone slipped from her hand and hit the floor. That single sentence told her everything: Mr. Walker knew.

He hung up after saying just that.

Autumn's arms and legs went weak, her heart thudding in her chest. In a frenzy, she shook Devin awake, her voice barely steady. "It's over, Devin. Mr. Walker knows. He's back-he knows everything."

Devin blinked, still half asleep. "Who knows what?"

"Mr. Walker knows about us! He's home. He knows I'm at the hotel-he even asked if I'm coming back or if he should send someone."

That snapped Devin awake. "Shit."

matter what Mr. Walker asks, you don't admit

exactly

didn't

asked, “If things end between Mr. Walker

and cold. "There's no us. Your job is to hold on to Mr. Walker-do whatever it takes to keep

in Autumn's chest. She saw Devin for who he was-using her, never once thinking about a future

about marrying me?" Her anger and bitterness finally spilled over. "Back then, you said I wasn't good enough and pushed me away. Now you still won't marry me. You never

Just get dressed-

Just yesterday, he'd been showing off in

crush him like an ant if he

idea how to save himself, but one thing was certain-he

urging, Autumn finally left the

time she got home, daylight was

the housekeeper away for the day. He

her steps, turned, and saw Autumn walk in, eyes empty, soul drained. The thought of her and Devin

she'd already played out this scene in her mind.

temper in check. "What exactly is

honest but calm. “I won't lie. Years ago, I was with Devin. I was

His family dien

country, met you, and we never reconnected until Peame back to Riverdale. That's when we started

Walker believed her about the years apart—she'd spent decades