A Merciful Lie

Declan

“Was the sex that bad that you didn't even recognize me?” Her voice shot out like she'd been holding it in for years. I mean, I don't blame her

I blinked rapidly, gulping down spit and hoping I'd heard her wrong. But no, I saw the exact moment recognition flickered in her eyes.

She wasn't looking like just a professional PR manager anymore. She was looking like the fifteen-year-old girl I'