Chapter 45

SIENNA

“You look good, Mom.”

“I feel good,” she smiled at me, her eyes soft. “While you were gone, the nurses took good care of me.”

Gideon. He kept his word. I couldn’t deny it. I was… grateful.

“I’m sorry I left for so long.”

“Yeah, work and all,” she teased, her voice light.

“Mom…” I sighed, running a hand through my hair. I didn't want to get into it, not with her. Not when every word I said f