291.Chapter 291

Declan arrived at the apartment well past nine, a heavy bag of food in hand.

He glanced at his watch, and his raised hand hesitated in mid-air.

He thought, 'It's so late. Would El already be asleep? What if I knock and wake her?'

Just as he was debating whether to knock, the door suddenly opened from within.

Elena appeared, carrying the trash bag she had been about to take downstairs. She froze, s