(Siena’s POV)
Raiden’s plea from the cabin echoes relentlessly in my mind, threatening to fracture every wall I've painstakingly built around my heart.
I pace restlessly across the elegant guest quarters, my fingers tugging nervously at the edges of my jacket, tension coiling sharply within my chest.
Last night’s storm passed hours ago, yet turmoil still rages fiercely within me, emotions tangled chaotically. Raiden’s honesty—so raw, so unexpected—left cracks in my resolve, fissures that widen with each heartbeat.
For years, I carefully nurtured an independence born from rejection. I learned to define my worth without him, building strength from loneliness, wisdom from pain.
But now, Raiden’s newfound humility threatens to undermine that hard-won freedom, forcing me t
