Chapter 25

The pain hit her hard, and she winced.

Declan noticed and his eyes widened in concern. "Are you okay?"

He reached out to help her but hesitated, afraid of causing her more pain.

Sloane gritted her teeth, trying to bear it. She didn't want to suffer any more than she had to, so she stopped at the bottom of the stairs and spoke in a calm but weary voice, "What do you want, Declan? Just say it all at