Chapter 661

As if acting that way might actually scare him off for good.

But Declan never left because of that—no matter what, he always stuck around.

And the only times he did step away, it was really him making a compromise for her sake.

He never wanted to make her unhappy. He never argued, never defended himself—just quietly watched over her from afar, hoping that one day, she'd finally see how much he lov