Chapter 520

They were standing close, but the air between them felt suffocating.

Declan slowly put the sketch down, staring at her emotionless, cool expression. It felt like someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over him.

'It's always like this,' Declan thought.

'Every time I start to believe things might finally get better between us, she just crushes my hopes and brings me crashing back to reality,' he t