Chapter 254

SIENNA

Valeria’s call came before dusk.

I couldn't sleep or eat after Gideon left.

I was worried and couldn't stop wondering what Gideon had planned.

The phone vibrated in my hand before I even saw her name, I answered without greeting.

“Have you picked a date yet?” Valeria snapped.

No pretense. No mock warmth. Her voice was sharp, irritated, stripped of the smug calm she usually wore like perfume