Chapter 83

SIENNA

We sat there for a while our hands tangled and hearts quiet.

Then I pulled back just enough to study his face. “There’s something else,” I said softly.

Gideon raised a brow, waiting.

“I asked to be transferred back to Mercer Tech.”

His frown came instantly. Not harsh, just... tight. Controlled. Subtle in the way only I could see now.

I tilted my head. “What?”

He didn’t respond right away, j