Blushwood Health Chapter 14 Declan stared at Marissa , who was smiling faintly , lost in some distant memory . Emotion surged inside him , wild and unrelenting , like something long buried clawing its way back to the surface . After what felt like forever , he finally stepped forward , closing the distance between them . He towered over her , easily a head taller . The light overhead cast his shadow over her small frame . He lifted his hand - hesitated - then let it fall back to his side , fingers curling into a loose fist . " Marissa … I'm sorry . " Three years too late . But part of him still held onto the pathetic hope that late was better than never . The apology came out of nowhere , and for a second , Marissa looked confused . " What ? " she asked instinctively . Then she paused , as if remembering something , and didn't say anything else . Across from her , Declan began explaining , almost in a rush . " I didn't know my mother would pressure you to leave . I never wanted you to go … " But Marissa shook her head and cut him off before he could finish . " Your mother didn't force me , " she said calmly . " She just happened to say it out loud the moment I'd already made up my mind to leave . " That sentence hit like a knife to the gut . For the past few years , Declan had played out every version of her departure in his head . Especially after learning his mother had been involved , he'd clung to the belief that Marissa hadn't left by choice . He'd imagined their reunion so many times - maybe she'd smile at him again . Maybe she'd still be angry and throw a fit . But he'd never expected this : cool , detached , indifferent , like he was just someone she used to know . Someone irrelevant . His chest tightened . He opened his mouth , but nothing came out . The words lodged somewhere in his throat , choking him . She was really that heartless . Chapter 14 Blushwood Health EBC - 46 . Tincture 10 : 1 Blushwood Berry Extract 50 ml | Lab -… Shop our versatile Tincture 08. This lab - tested , 10 : 1 both sublingual and topical use . Fast global shipping . Blushwood Berry extract with EBC - 46 is designed for bh 59.09 % For Chronic Discomfort Blushwood Health So heartless she couldn't even bother to lie and let him believe she'd left unwillingly . But how could he just let it go ? That desperate , younger version of himself inside his heart screamed in protest . This wasn't how things were supposed to end . Not like this . Not with her so cold , so distant . " I get it now , " he said , voice rough . " Back then , I was a coward . You'd seen me broken , humiliated … and I couldn't handle that . I was young , stupid , too proud to admit I needed you . I thought pushing you away would protect what little pride I had left . " His voice cracked , eyes rimmed red . " And then , I found out the truth . I thought you tried to hurt Celeste . I blamed you - God , I wanted to believe it was you . But it wasn't . It never was . " He looked away , jaw working hard to hold himself together . " It wasn't until that night - when Celeste vanished and I sent someone to bring her back - that I had your things packed up . They found the vials . Still sealed . And the order receipts . You hadn't even used them . " He gave a short , hollow laugh . " That's when I went back and checked the auction house security tapes . That's when everything unraveled . All those times I doubted you , all the ways I failed you … it all came rushing back . " But by then , the truth had come far too late . He'd never gotten the chance to say it to her face . Until now . And now … she clearly didn't care anymore . Marissa really didn't . Truth meant nothing when it showed up years after the damage had been done . No apology could undo what she'd gone through . And she wasn't about to keep living in that place of pain just because he finally decided to own up to it . " Mr. Hawthorne , " she said evenly , " do you have anything else to say ? Because if not , I should go . My boyfriend's waiting outside . " Chapter 14 Blushwood Health EBC - 46 Tincture | 10 : 1 Blushwood Berry Extract | 50 ml | Lab -… Shop our versatile Tincture 08. This lab - tested , 10 : 1 Blushwood Berry extract with EBC - 46 is designed for both sublingual and topical use . Fast global shipping . bh 59,09 %