Tethered to the Truth

SIENNA'S POV

He stopped running when he got close, and I didn’t say a word as he walked toward me. I was too drained, too lost in the swirl of everything to even muster a greeting. But then he just wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into his chest, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I let myself feel the comfort of that embrace. The warmth of someone who cared, who was here—righ