Chapter 36

Sienna's POV

My hope evaporated as I read his message: [I'm busy. Won't be home for a few days. Don't worry, I'll still honor the contract terms.]

My eyes stung with fresh tears. That's all I was to him—a contract. An obligation. Nothing more. I felt foolish sitting there in lingerie that no one had seen, waiting like some lovesick teenager.

I fell back against the pillows, staring at the ceiling