Kindred Spirits

I called Declan right away, and he picked up in his usual unhurried way.

"Serena, did I scare you?" Declan said, his voice as cool as ever, even though he could hear me panting. "Honestly, I was pretty shocked too. You really have guts."

I thought Declan took those photos to use them against me, maybe even to threaten me.

But to my surprise, he actually seemed worried about me.

"How could you put