Charade of Remorse

A light breeze drifted through the open window and sent papers skittering across the floor.

The moment Miriam realized Declan had gotten wind of everything, she rushed to smooth things over.

"Declan, Gideon was totally played by that woman. She fooled him," she said quickly, trying to force some calm into the room. "Audrey and I were already talking about how to fix this. Yes, he messed up first,