Chapter 74

Sienna

The morning light poured through the large windows, soft and golden, casting quiet warmth across the floorboards. I smiled at the familiar scent, one that I found myself growing accustomed to.

I blinked my eyes open slowly, disoriented for a moment until I processed where I was. I frowned, quickly sitting up.

Damon’s suite…

Not my old room. Not the infirmary. Not in Isla’s nursery. His suite. His room.

How…?

Damon had thanked me. And then he left, that was what I remembered. I sat on the rocking chair when he did, but…

Seriously…?

Not just for stopping his mother, but for being there. For seeing through the storm and doing something he didn’t expect. For being stronger than even he thought I could be.

I rubbed my fingers together absentmindedly, remembering how warm his hand had felt on my arm before he walked out of the nursery.

The quiet knock on the door startled me.

I turned quickly, and it opened ju