Concealed Origins

POV: Harper.

I stumbled back, my nose inches from the dark fabric of his shirt. He was just there. Standing directly in front of me in the middle of the shadowy stone corridor. I hadn't even heard his footsteps. He was an immovable obstacle suddenly manifesting in my path of retreat.

I froze, my chest heaving. He didn't move. He didn't speak. Declan's sharp, storm-gray eyes were completely unrea