Everything That Matters

Declan

"Yeah. You're getting off easy here." She poked my chest hard enough to sting. "If you'd actually seen that message and ignored it? If you'd consciously chosen to abandon me when I was carrying your child? I'd have destroyed you. Made you suffer in ways you can't even imagine."

"I believe you."

"You should." Another poke. "I can be terrifying when I want to be."

"I've seen glimpses. It's ho