Chapter 178

Sienna

There was something eerie about silence, something oppressive when it came after days of noise, war, heartbreak, and whispered truths.

It was one of those days when everything just seemed to be against the current. Though if anyone saw it from outside it would seem to look normal and calm. No one would predict or suspect that anything was going on.

Never did I think that I was going to find myself questioning my presence within the office. I wanted to work to sustain myself and my daughter. I wanted to be able to have something for myself and for her. But I did not expect myself to stand wondering who would stab me in the back next, who would look me in the eye and who would walk through the door for this war.

I stood behind my desk, staring out at the estate below. People moved about as usual, warriors training, staff tending to the gardens, a delivery van pulling up to the side of the main building. Life went on. But my chest felt like it was