Daniel’s Pov

The anger still hummed inside me from the meeting with Lila, Evan a snake, a desperate one. And Sienna, she was reeling, I knew that.

My gut twisted with the thought of her facing Zoe after everything. I wanted to go to her, to just be there, but I couldn't, not like that.

I had to hold my ground, she needed to come to me, truly come to me, not out of fear or convenience, but because she finally understood what she wanted, what she needed.

The knock on my door was light, ...