CHAPTER 37

DECLAN

Hazel's face drained of color before my eyes, but I was too stunned to fully comprehend it. I turned to Dante, silently seeking confirmation that I wasn't the only witness to this sudden change.

"Are those kids you picked up from school yours?" I blurted out, my gaze flickering back to the car. "Actually, scratch that. Could they be mine?"

Confusion and disbelief warred within me. On one ha