Crimson Fate

SIENNA’S POV

The walk home felt different this time. Every step on the cracked sidewalk seemed heavier, like my feet were made of lead. My mother's voice still echoed in my head, her words wrapped around the spell she'd left for me like a gift I wasn't sure I wanted to unwrap.

I kept replaying the recording. The way she'd said my name, like it was something precious. The way she'd known exactly wh