Chapter 255

As she spoke, Clara's gaze shifted to the bodyguards in the courtyard, tall and unmoving as a wall. Her tone hardened. "I'll stay here for now. But you're not setting foot in my room. Not once."

She couldn't afford to provoke him again. She needed another way. Pushing Declan now would only make him worse.

Arthur must have left men behind in Oakhaven. If she kept Declan calm, she could find her cha