Chapter 101

Sienna

The sun had barely peeked past the clouds, casting a weak warmth over the grounds. A light breeze brushed past my cheek as I stepped further away from the infirmary, my guards keeping a steady pace behind me.

Freedom.

Limited, escorted, but still… freedom.

And I was going to use it to my advantage.

I let my feet carry me along the garden path slowly, almost dreamily, like I hadn’t already planned every twist and turn I’d take.

It wasn’t about escaping. Not today.

It was about the illusion.

About letting them all think I had accepted my place. That I was healing. Humbled.

I just needed them to see me. I needed them to look at me, to watch, to study me, and to realize that their Luna was being cruel. And when they turned their attention from her, I was going to be the victor.

The edge of the orchard curved left when I felt his presence before I saw him.

Kai.

The beta who was, despite not really appro