Chapter 46

SIENNA

It was already dark when I stepped inside. The house was dead silent—the kind of silence that makes your skin crawl. The lights were off, and for a split second, I thought maybe he wasn’t home.

Wishful thinking.

I flipped the switch.

And there he was.

Sitting on the couch, back straight, eyes vacant. Staring into nothing. Like a damn ghost.

Creepy.

“Gideon?”

His head turned slightly. Slowly