CHAPTER 243

Serena sipped the last of her latte and then paid the bill. As she glanced down at the receipt, a wave of melancholy washed over her.

For all the kindness Declan had shown her, all she could offer in return was a simple cup of coffee.

She didn’t have many friends to begin with, and now, with Declan leaving, she felt the weight of losing one more. A pang of regret settled in, as she wasn’t sure if