Gathering Forces

Still blissfully unaware, Valerie stared back blankly. “What's wrong? Is there something on my face?”

Declan held her gaze but said nothing. Yes, that's beauty right there.

After a while, Declan looked away and cleared his throat. “I've been running background checks on you from the day you married into the Thorne family. That was what alerted me to Old Mr. Vance's strange disappearance. However