Shattered Illusions

SIENNA’S POV

The walk to Professor Graves’s office felt like it stretched on forever. My steps were brisk, purposeful, but my mind raced with uncertainty. I didn’t know how this conversation was going to go, but I was determined to leave with answers. No more cryptic half-truths. No more riddles.

I reached the door, raised my fist, and knocked firmly. “Come in,” his baritone voice called out, calm