(Siena's POV)
The darkness of the maintenance tunnels presses close around me, an oppressive weight that echoes the turmoil raging within my chest.
Raiden's words replay endlessly in my mind, each syllable a spark igniting a wildfire of chaotic emotion.
“I've loved you from the beginning, Siena.”
Three words, whispered hoarsely as Raiden pushed me toward the escape tunnel. Three words I'd imagined hearing countless times in my dreams—but never like this. Never with blood staining his shirt and enemies closing in behind us.
I freeze, one foot already in the hidden passage.
“What did you say?” My voice barely carries over the distant sounds of pursuit.
Raiden's eyes—midnight blue, almost black in the dim light—lock with mine. “I love you, Siena. I always have.” His voice bre
