Chapter 233

SIENNA

My phone vibrated on the countertop.

The sound was small. Ordinary.

I froze, water still pouring over my shoulders, breath snagging halfway through an inhale. For one irrational second, I considered leaving it there, letting it buzz until the battery died, pretending ignorance could still protect me.

But Valeria didn’t do maybes.

I shut the water off and reached for the towel, wrapping