Hidden Wounds

Hazel froze in her tracks, the sudden halt jarring her small frame. Pure panic instantly constricted her chest beneath Declan’s stormy, intense gaze. The weight of his stare pinned her to the floor, making it nearly impossible to draw a proper breath. Traumatic memories aggressively choked the truth right in her throat. The dark, damp corners of the orphanage, the harsh scoldings, the cold dismiss