Chapter 49

Sienna

I sat at the small wooden desk in my room, my fingers hovering over the trackpad of my laptop. A list of job postings filled the screen, each one a potential escape, a chance to regain some of the independence I had lost. Each one of them was making me more determined to work hard to get what I needed. If I was just going to sit back here, I was just going to end up being thrown out and I could not risk that for myself or my daughter.

I had barely been surviving before Isla was born, juggling university and work just to make ends meet. Now, things were different. I had a daughter to think about.

University could wait until she grew older. He was not going to run away, but I knew that I needed to work.

I couldn’t rely on the pack forever.

Not after the way Evelyn had treated me. Not after I saw her hate in her eyes. Damon did not even want me here. It was only a matter of time before I was cast out.

I was not going to drag her down wi