Declan came up with a rather standard answer.

“Miss McKinnon needs you still.” He said, “She called me today and told me about how you’ve been acting off recently. She’s very worried about you as a friend. I feel that we shouldn’t affect her usually calm life anyhow, don’t you think so?”

Glenna felt her heart sink.

She had naively assumed that Declan perhaps cared about her at the very least, which was why he would try to explain the painful topic to her willingly.

“So…” Glenna’s voice wa