Sienna woke from her nap feeling more sorrow than she had thought was humanly possible. Alvar had made her lay down once they’d gotten back to the condo following the luncheon at the Laskaris compound. He had lain with her but had told her he had several meetings he needed to attend in the other room, and should she wake before he came back to check on her, he would only be a stone’s throw away.
She rolled over on her back and stared at the ceiling. She had buried her mother. Nothing had prepared her for the ache she was feeling. She had truly believed in her heart of hearts her mother would be around for many more years to come. She felt bereft and broken as she considered she would never again hear her mother’s voice, even if it was only to yell at her to leave. She would never count he
