Unsealed Truths

ROWAN’S POV

I turn on the shower. The water runs cold for the first few seconds, then scalds, and I step under it and let it burn.

“Rowan.” Sienna’s voice again, softer now, closer to the bathroom door. “For what it’s worth… I’m here. If you want to talk. I know we’re not—” She pauses. “I know I haven’t earned that. I know I’ve been difficult. Manipulative. Probably awful, if we’re being honest.”