The Unlocked Cage

~SIENNA POV~

The fork scrapes against the empty china plate. The sound is final.

I have eaten everything. Every crumb of toast. Every bite of eggs. My stomach feels full for the first time in an eternity, stretched tight and heavy. It makes me sleepy, a sluggish wave crashing over my adrenaline.

Rafael sets the plate aside on the cart. He wipes his mouth with a napkin, then reaches over and wipes