BOOKSDRAMA Chapter 895
Chapter 895
Herman took one look at Rowan, battered and bruised, and knew his suspicions
were spot on.
He shot Dailey a look, and Dailey wasted no time yanking Hanna out of the room.
It was just Herman and Rowan now, tension thick between them.
From the hallway, Hanna's shouts echoed, her voice shaky. "You're trespassing!
This is illegal-I'm calling the police-"
Dailey's reply was cold as ice. "Go ahead. I dare you."
The look he gave her could freeze the sun. Hanna's face turned ghostly pale, and
her protests died off.
Back inside, Rowan eyed Herman, clearly surprised. "How did you even find this place?"
Herman stepped closer, looming over him. "The four men in the cave-you killed
them."
He wasn't asking. He was stating a fact.
Rowan said nothing, which said plenty.
Herman's eyes darkened. "You know what happened that night. Who took Anastasia?"
Rowan let out a dry, bitter laugh. "Does it even matter now? Whoever sent those four guys, it's not important anymore. Herman, I told you-you don't deserve her. You call yourself her husband, but where were you when she needed you? She wouldn't have gone through any of this if you'd done your job. The photos are out there, everyone's seen them. How much longer can you pretend to love a woman who's been ruined?"
The truth was, Rowan knew Anastasia hadn't been assaulted. He'd arrived just in time-walked in on them taking photos, but they hadn't gotten further. He'd taken down the one restraining her, then the other three turned on him. Rowan kept yelling at Anastasia to run.
But she'd been drugged, mind clouded, stumbling through the woods, cuts and
scrapes from the branches marking her escape.
Rowan had zero plans to tell
Herman any of this. He wanted to
see how long Herman could keep up
his act, loving a supposedly "tainted"
Anastasia. Part of him if he was
honest, wanted to protect her
forever. He didn't think Herman was
worthy of her.
Herman's jaw tightened, his stare sharp as a knife. If Rowan hadn't been so badly
hurt-hurt saving Anastasia-Herman would've decked him right then and there.
He held back his fury. "The police didn't get anything useful from those four. But I
know you've got something."
Rowan did actually. He had a good
guess who was behind it all. He'd
warned Anastasia about Autumn. It
had to be someone with real power
to pull together four ex-cons like
those.
He suspected Autumn, but couldn't be sure. And now, with Mr. Walker's political
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could shut down the Salstrom family with a single policy.
Rowan told himself, once he was healed, he'd settle the score with whoever hurt
Anastasia.
He flopped back, acting casual. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
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do know. The chip you gave Anastasia. What's on it?"
Rowan's eyes widened. "You have the chip? You cracked it?"
Herman hadn't cracked it yet-he
hadn't even had time to try. But
seeing Rowan's panic, he pressed
his advantage. "Hand over whatever you found in that cave, and I'll give
the chip back. Or maybe I'll just give
it to Asher."
The threat hung heavy between them. The real bargaining was about to begin.