Belated Tenderness

Men were baffling creatures. Even after years together, I still couldn't fully decipher Declan. What was the point of this sudden poetic introspection?

Sweet talk had never been his style—hell, he wasn't even good at it. The Declan I knew was unshakably composed, a man who strategized his way out of every problem with cold precision.

A mind that sharp, paired with emotions? Dangerous. It made hi