A Mother's Malice

THE DEVIL'S MOTHER

~SIENNA POV~

I wake up to silence.

The room is bright, clean, and terrifyingly empty. Rafael is gone. The space in the bed beside me is cold, meaning he left hours ago. I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.

A maid brings breakfast on a silver tray. She keeps her head down, placing the coffee and croissants on the table like she is feeding a tiger in a cage. She doesn't