The Price of Deceit

Declan said, "Let's break up."

Stella was stunned by this sentence. She looked at him with her eyes wide open as if she did not understand. "What did you say?"

"We are no longer suited to be together. Let's break up," Declan repeated.

"Declan..." Stella's mouth opened and closed. After a while, she said his name. She stood rooted to the ground and slowly regained her senses. The more she thought a