Too Late to Bloom

I stared at him, my eyes wide with disbelief.

Declan sounded a little pissed. "Without real power, having a face as stunning as yours is just asking for trouble. I just wanted to protect you, to give you a peaceful home. Was that really so wrong?"

Yeah, right. Like that makes it okay.

I almost let out a string of curse words, but held back. The only reason Declan could say all this so righteously