The Gilded Cage

THE RETURN

~SIENNA POV~

We leave the villa at dawn.

I am dressed in clothes that appeared overnight—a simple sundress, sandals. My bandages have been changed. Fresh and white.

Rafael helps me into the SUV. His hand is gentle on my elbow.

He's been different since the bleeding. Quieter. More careful.

I don't trust it.

We drive in silence. The villa disappears behind us—I still don't know where it w