Chapter 406

After dinner, before anyone could politely ask him to leave, Arthur rose on his own.

"It's getting late," he said evenly. "You've had a long day. Get some rest."

Without checking whether Declan caught the subtext, he turned and left.

After that remark, Declan could hardly stay. He cleared the table, loaded the dishwasher, and said, "I'll head down too."

Then he paused and let out a genuine, warm s