The Ring He Kept

Declan massaged his forehead, upset. "You sought her out?" he interrogated.

Sylvia caught his tone, and she was furious. She almost wanted to stuff more Heparin into her mouth.

But before she could say anything, Declan warned, "I told you to never seek her out."

Sylvia gripped her bag tightly and held down her frustration. Then she tried to advise her son. "You think I wanted to do that? I was jus