"Danica!" Lorcan poked his head out from his parents' arms, waving wildly at the approaching woman, his face splitting into a huge grin.
The woman hurrying over wore simple, cheap clothes, but her skin was fair and smooth as polished jade. She'd been running full tilt the whole way, and when she spotted Lorcan safe and sound, the tight knot of anxiety in her chest finally unraveled.
"Thank goodness you're okay."
Lorcan jabbed an excited finger at the man standing off to the side. "This man saved me!"
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald rushed forward immediately to thank their savior. That was when Danica finally noticed the man standing next to his off-road SUV, keys in hand, beside them.
She lifted her eyes, and her own went wide with shock the second they landed on him.
"Mr. Monroe… What are you
