Chapter 564

The drive home was quiet — nothing but the low hum of the air conditioning filling the car.

Sloane leaned back in her seat, eyes closed, her mind a tangled mess.

Declan's words at the hospital entrance still echoed in her ears: "You'd better actually be able to protect her."

Roman had said, "I'll wait as long as you need."

But the more he said things like that, the more she felt she couldn't keep