" Something sticky slapped across her cheek and she fought to keep from screaming. She flailed her free hand out in front of her face.
“Spiderweb,” Falco said. “It got me too.” His voice was calm, reassuring.
They crept farther down the corridor. The hair on the back of Cass’s neck pricked up. She could swear they weren’t alone, that someone else was walking alongside them, toying with them. “Do you hear that?” she whispered. “I hear someone breathing.”
“All I hear is you huffing and puffing,” he answered.
Cass paused and held her breath. Sure enough, the hallway was silent except for Falco’s smooth, even exhalations. How could he be so calm when she was panting like a dying animal? "

― Fiona Paul , Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)