A Dangerous Lifeline

~SIENNA POV~

Sleep refuses to come. I lie still on the soft bed, eyes wide open, watching the shadows dance across the ceiling. The silence of the room feels heavy, like it's pressing against my chest. I can still smell Rafael's cologne on the pillow beside me, strong, expensive, suffocating.

My heart beats too loudly. I can hear it echoing in my ears, matching the faint ticking of the clock. I ca