A Perfect Facade

Our eyes met, and Declan quickly masked whatever emotion was in his eyes, replacing it with a faint smile. "Welcome home."

I nodded, then took Hazel's hand and started walking toward the exit, with her chattering away the whole time.

Declan fell into step beside us, grabbing the small suitcase from my hand and leading us to the car.

To outsiders, we looked just like a happy family of three—a sweet