Morning Confession

Sienna

Blinding morning glare sliced through the floor-to-ceiling glass, hitting my face like a direct slap. I pulled a pillow over my eyes, but the thick down did nothing to smother the sour taste lingering in my mouth. Yesterday had ended in ruins. Every cruel, calculated truth Declan had thrown at me still hovered in the quiet penthouse, sharp enough to cut through the stillness. Living under t