Chapter 223

SIENNA

Gideon returned just past sundown, the sky outside Vivian’s windows streaked with dying orange and bruised purple. I’d been sitting on the edge of the sofa with Celine still curled into my side and Arthur leaning against Vivian’s armchair, pretending not to be listening while listening to every sound from the driveway.

The moment I heard the front door swing open, something in my chest sn