An Unexpected Messenger

While Harper could only gawk at Rowan in stunned silence, he was so panicked by the rats that he didn't even look at her.

Rowan was fearless about everything, except rats. Those things genuinely freaked him out. Especially this one. It looked creepier than any rat he'd ever seen.

Most rats were no bigger than your hand, but this one was almost the size of a small dog. It completely caught him off