Chapter 77

SIENNA

I woke up alone.

No surprise. No note. No warm imprint on the sheets beside me. Just a dull ache in my legs, a burn on my throat where his mouth had claimed me.

But I wasn’t going to sulk. Not in front of him.

By the time I walked into the kitchen, I was composed. Fresh makeup, sleek ponytail, body wrapped in one of my silk two-pieces like armor. Polished. Distant.

Unbothered.

He was alread