The Syndicate Boss's Forbidden Star

The Lock

Author: Aeliana Thorne

The Lock

Sienna’s POV

The first bang shook the bed.

I did not wake slowly. My eyes flew open, heart jumping into my throat as the whole mattress trembled beneath me. For a second I did not understand what I heard. It was too loud, too sharp, too close. Then another gunshot cracked through the house. This one rattled the windows.

My ears rang. My head spun. I pushed myself up on my elbows, breathing fast, t