The Bound Between Us

Chapter 1029

"Alright, it won't happen again." Anastasia kept her eyes on Herman's hand, worry flickering beneath her calm. "If Rowan finds out this was all Autumn's doing, you know how he is-he'll lose it. Something bad could happen."

"There's definitely a chance." Herman got her, as always. "Let's head over to the clinic now."

A wave of warmth washed over Anastasia. No matter what, Herman always had her back. He understood her better than anyone.

She grinned, giving him a playful nudge. "Babe, seriously, you were never worried someone else might steal me away?"

"Not even a little." Herman was nothing if not confident. "Guys like me? One in a million. No runner-up."

Anastasia burst out laughing. "Listen to you! My taste wasn't always this sharp, you know. I used to pick all the wrong ones. What if I'd missed out on you? What if I just couldn't see how great you were?"

"Then it'd be my fault, 100%." Herman replied without missing a beat, full of that charming survival instinct. "I clearly wasn't doing enough."

She blinked, then smiled, voice softer. "Honestly, Herman, there was a time I wasn't so sure about us either. I kept wondering about you and Sandy Morton- those months you two spent in Willowbrook, I couldn't even bring myself to think about it."

They shared a quiet understanding. Still, Anastasia needed to get it out; once a thought's there, it needs saying.

"I get it." Herman said, steering with one hand, his voice warm and low. "Back when I lost my memory, I wasn't so sure of myself either."

It was the first time she'd heard him admit that. She reached over, ruffling his hair with a laugh. "Well, you're stuck with me now-forever."

it through, clearing out all the old shadows, until only warmth was

tighter. "Next life, and the one after that,

life after that after that? Planning to swap me out?" Herman grinned. "That time, you'll be the

know you had dreams of

not? Then I could be the one to have

heart light and full. She smiled so much her

acted like having kids was just what women did, nothing special about it. But men would never get it—having a baby was a brush with death and

they pulled

and killed the

The clinic was closed up tight, lights off, but Rowan's

He must've been in such a rush

why was the

look. Herman stepped up

They waited. Nothing.

be-Rowan's car is right here. Let me try,"

and called, “Hanna? Rowan? Are

tries, she finally heard

pretending to sulk, muttered, "I knock, nothing. You

laughed. "Aw, is

The door creaked open.

there, but only opened it halfway, blocking their