Golden strips

Sienna's pov

I woke up before the sun had fully climbed the curtains. The room was still half-dark, but thin gold lines slipped through the gaps and landed on the sheets like warm fingers. I was in the middle of the bed, exactly where they had left me. My body felt heavy and light at the same time, like I had run for miles and then floated home. Every muscle carried a soft ache, the kind that made