The Sharpest Tongue

Meeting the probing gazes of everyone in the room, Declan wished he could disappear.

He sighed, regretting blurting it out.

The intense gaze behind him was impossible to ignore, like a thorn in his back. Declan suddenly remembered that he couldn't talk about this; it concerned his sister's safety.

He forced a stiff smile at Stella. "It's nothing. The fragrance just made me dizzy."

Hearing this exp