The Cost of Sacrifice

_Sienna POV_

Night had settled over the countryside, covering the villa in a heavy silence.

The air smelled of rain—distant but near enough to carry the promise of a storm.

I should have been in bed. Should have let exhaustion claim me after everything that had happened. It was the perfect weather for me to sleep.

But sleep never came easy with Alessio near.

Wandering past the dimly lit hall, I h