Declan was — a little disappointed, that they were hiding Maggie. He was not sure how long it would work. He was well-acquainted with witnessing scandal, and — surely anyone who saw her and Sage in the same room would eventually put things together. But maybe it wasn't about no one ever figuring it out; maybe it was about plausible deniability.

They would figure it out, though, even if they were hiding Maggie. Declan shifted his weight from foot to foot. He really was starting to feel as if he did not belong here.