Declan stood in a corner of his office while I took the chair at his desk. Beta Evans chose to stand as well and still had a forlorn look on his face. I didn’t know what he wanted to hear but I knew the next words out of mouth weren’t going to be pleasant. I had postponed this long enough. “Before I say anything, what do you have to say about all this?” I asked. Declan had told him all the details over the phone as I wanted him to. Nothing was to be left out. Evans looked around the room before he settled back on me. I knew this was hard, losing respect for someone that you vowed to dedicate your life to. “I don’t know,” He answered. “I truly have nothing in my defense for him and even if I did, it wouldn’t do any justice” Declan nodded along with his statement, feeling his remorse no

