Guardian by Choice

Declan didn't move for several seconds.

He stood near the window with the park light behind him and the expression of someone receiving something he hadn't anticipated but which, once received, felt like something that had existed long before the words for it.

"About me," said Declan.

"Yes," said Lenora.

"Nikolai wrote about me," said Declan. "Someone he never even knew."

"He didn't write about yo