It wasn't simply that she was in a similar state of shock to me, with a trace of terror in her eyes. A mirror reflection caught my attention.

"That's you, the first time we ever met."

When I heard Mathew's booming voice, I let out a yell and almost leaped out of my skin. His hulking frame completely dominated the entryway, and his intensely interested black gaze Stunned me.

"I went to that dingy pub in Havard seeking for Nicola so I could bring him home," he said. "There I discovered you. Someone I knew who had tracked him down informed me that he had a girlfriend. I was afraid...