The Bound Between Us

Jason shoved open the door to Rowan's holding room. Inside, Rowan was convulsing on the bunk, two officers struggling to keep him still.

The place was a wreck-vomit splattered across the floor, the cot pushed sideways.

One officer gripped a syringe, ready to inject.

"What's in that?" Jason snapped, snatching the syringe away. "Who said you could do this? Why isn't he at the hospital?"

"It's just a sedative. He's too slippery. We can't risk taking him out," the officer replied, a little defensive. "Orders from up top."

Jason didn't waste time. He shoved the officer aside, glancing at Hank, who'd just come in. "Go get the car. We're taking him to the hospital. I'll take the heat."

"Jason, we don't have clearance. If something happens, you can't cover for this

But Jason was already clicking open his handcuffs, snapping one end onto himself and the other onto Rowan. The room went quiet.

He shot the others a hard look. "Out of the way."

With Rowan now literally attached to him, escape was off the table. The officers had nothing left to argue.

they half-carried, half-dragged Rowan out and

furious, and his boss was

and now he'd handed his superiors the perfect excuse to come

frantic round in the ER, Rowan

noticed the scars running all over Rowan's body—raw, ugly things that made even

were a badge of honor for men. Truth is, no man actually wants to get cut

at him, lips quirking in a half-hearted smirk. "Thought this

were poisoned. What happened?" Jason asked. "No way someone inside would risk

just glanced at him, saying

law will deal with

clear this wasn't a simple poisoning. Otherwise, Rowan would never have survived

done this to himself, timing it so Jason would

what you're talking about. Ate dinner, stomach started hurting, thought

come in with the pills already hidden, swallowing them

custody, all eyes would turn to her. If things

Jason's tone

think the police are clueless? If you die in there, you're just giving Anastasia a lifetime of guilt. That's not helping her. You actually leverage before Now? You're just giving

had some