Chapter 32

Sienna

The air in my room felt suffocating.

It just felt tight, tighter than it ever did since I moved here, since Evelyn had asked me to stay in this room rather than their Infirmary, rather than me being able to go to my room.

I had been in this space for hours, if not longer, staring at the same walls, hearing the same silence pressing in around me. Isla was with the nurses, and for the first time since she had been born, I had no one to hold onto, nothing to occupy my thoughts except for the mess I had found myself in.

And no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t help but find myself getting lost in my thoughts. Thoughts that I did not want to have right now. Thoughts that I knew that I did not need.

I needed to leave. Just for a little while. I just needed to walk around for a bit. All I needed was a bit of air. If I could get that then I was going to be somewhat more relieved. At least I hoped.

I ran a hand through my hair, debating whe