292.Chapter 292

She was shocked at how close she had come to accepting.

'What are you thinking, Elena? He's not the same man you once knew,' she chastised herself silently.

A flicker of regret crossed Declan's eyes.

He had hoped that by not rejecting the bracelet outright, she might be softening toward him. He had been mistaken.

Though disappointed, he was accustomed to rejection and quickly composed himself.

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