CHAPTER 241

Serena instinctively shrank back, silently cursing herself for her careless words. She wished she could take it all back—*why had she even mentioned their rocky past?* They were starting over, and she knew better than to bring up old wounds.

Mentally kicking herself, she quickly tried to fix the situation. "Declan, I didn’t mean—"

Before she could finish, Declan interrupted her, his voice soft but