A Placeholders Farewell

Sienna's POV

"No, please." I reached across the small space separating our chairs and grasped her wrist. My fingers clamped down, physically stopping the elderly woman from lifting the phone off the side table. "This is not a simple misunderstanding. A phone call won't fix it. You cannot just order them to behave more appropriately and expect the damage to vanish. This is about me finally accepti