Chapter 688

Declan instinctively reached out to catch her, but he was just a beat too late. His hand grasped nothing but air, and he could only give a silent, bitter smile.

'Never thought I'd see the day when someone found me annoying,' Declan couldn't help but think to himself.

'Guess this is payback,' he muttered inwardly.

In the bedroom, Elena gently laid Hazel and Penelope on the bed, then turned back to