Whoever said social interactions weren’t a cage were clearly never stuck in a place like Ophelia was. Seeing Declan again for the first time brought back memories; but sweetness laced with pain wasn’t her favourite pill to swallow, and feigning ignorance was something the blonde haired woman had gotten good at. But as she sat the casino’s bar, waiting for Dante to be done with his discussions, she couldn’t just ignore his presence. It was heat, and her heart wanting to gravitate towards safe havens. You lost that the day they killed your father. Maybe Declan didn’t even remember her anymore. “So...what do you think is going to keep me happily inebriated, but still sober enough to deal with the paperwork I left home, huh?” @declan-garcia









