LOGINCarmen’s POV Leaving my office, I’m halfway to the elevator when I see him.Of all days.He steps out of the HR office, but doesn’t rush over, doesn’t call my name, doesn’t do anything except fold his hands in front of him like he’s trying to behave for once. I hit the elevator button anyway, keeping my eyes forward. I’m heading up to Knox and Sienna’s baby shower. He can go wherever he wants.“Hey, Carmen,” he finally says as he walks over. “How are you?”I keep my gaze low. “Good. And you?”“I’m good.”The elevator doors slide open. I step in. He follows. Of course he does.I press the button for the baby shower floor. He doesn’t press anything. So, yeah, he’s going to the same place.The doors close and we start moving. He doesn’t speak, but he clears his throat once, twice. The ride is short enough that we could’ve taken the stairs, but fate apparently wanted us trapped in a metal box together.When we stop at our floor, I’m ready to walk out, but he speaks before I can move.“Ca
Sienna’s POV I move through the office baby shower slowly, stopping here and there to greet people, accept their hugs, and smile through congratulations. Kira keeps mentioning that she’s probably going to head out soon, take the babies home before they get overtired.They’re still asleep.I glance over at Knox, then at his dad and Granddad standing nearby, all three of them hovering protectively over the twins like a silent security detail.“Knox,” I say, slipping up beside him, “can you, your dad, and Granddad watch the babies for a minute? I just need to talk to Kira. They’re asleep, so it should be fine unless people start crowding them.”He smiles immediately. “Sure. I love those little babies.”He leans down and kisses me, lingering.“Well, stop talking about the little boy,” I say under my breath.He grins. “I’m just messing around. I know he’s a handsome guy.”I shake my head, smiling despite myself. “Okay. I’ll be back.”I find Kira near the dessert table, already halfway int
Sienna POVTwo days later. A whole two days later.I thought this whole situation would’ve taken a real toll on me, the idea that I could’ve somehow been the cause of someone else's death. At first, it tried to. It hovered. It lingered. It attempted to crawl into my mind and settle there.But the truth is, for some reason… I didn’t feel bad.And that’s a fucked-up thing to admit.After Knox went to speak with his grandmother and grandfather, because they wouldn’t say a damn thing over the phone and when he came back and told me not to worry about it. That it was literally an accident. That nobody expected things to go the way they did.According to him, one of his grandmother’s old friends, an old colleague from the private investigator unit had offered to handle it. Not kill anyone. Just scare Derrick and his family. He’d dug up evidence that was missing. The real evidence. The kind that magically “disappears” in high-end cases. An old police contact, someone known for things conv
Knox’s POV I threw myself into work, but my mind was nowhere near it.No matter how busy I stayed, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was coming. Something bad. That sick pressure sat in my chest all morning. Granddad kept telling me to stop worrying, that everything was handled, but worrying about Sienna wasn’t something I knew how to shut off.Especially not with that fucking pervert walking free.Universal Airlines had exploded overnight. We were pulling in extra teams, expanding into more cities, meetings stacked on meetings. I buried myself in it, fingers moving fast across the keyboard, trying to outrun my thoughts.Then my phone buzzed.Granddad:Done. And you’re welcome.I frowned down at the screen.Done… and you’re welcome?I typed back quickly.What are you talking about, Granddad?A few seconds later, all I got back was a smiley face.I stared at the phone, confused, then shook it off and went back to work.That’s when my office door slammed open, then automatica
Sienna’s POVMonday morning. Just a few days before Derrick’s release from jail.I sat on the edge of the bed, staring at nothing and everything all at once, wondering how much more we were supposed to endure in this lifetime. Alex said Derrick would be on electronic monitoring for the next year, but that didn’t calm me. I knew people who could disable those ankle monitors in a heartbeat and never get caught. And Derrick… he was slick. A slippery, perverted bastard who always found a way to slide out of his bad choices and consequences.I sighed again, long and tired.The morning alarm went off, slicing through the quiet.Knox’s hand slid across my lower back as I reached over and stopped the alarm.“How long have you been up, love?” he mumbled, voice thick with sleep.“A while,” I whispered. “Hell, I don’t even know anymore.”He shifted behind me, pulling me back down. “Baby, lay down with me. You’re thinking too hard. And I’m worried about you and the baby.”I let him pull me again
Knox’s POV As I look at my brother who is angry beyond belief, pacing like he’s ready to flip the whole damn house over and I sigh.“Bro,” I say quietly, “let’s go talk.”“Talk about what?” he snaps.Before I respond, my dad steps in. “Come on, son. Let’s just go talk.”Martin gestures toward the hallway. “Use the room on the first floor, the one in the back.”We head there, and the moment we walk inside, I can’t help but scoff. It looks like a second baby room with a crib, soft lighting, toys tucked neatly into little baskets.“If it was up to my sister,” I mutter, “she’d have two rooms for each baby.”Dad shakes his head, but it’s true. Kira’s ridiculous like that. With five bedrooms upstairs, one nursery down here, girl’s building a baby kingdom I guarantee in at least two more rooms.We all take a seat, and I look at Kole.“Alright,” I say. “Explain everything.”Kole throws his hands up. “Man, I just got a message saying I’m a father. She wants me to come see the baby, and she’s
Jonathan just laughed.Knox came up for air and quickly texted Micah(Her)7: “Not going out tonight. Cancel that. Sorry.”She replied, “Okay, Knox. Call me next time.”He replied, “Alright. Bet.”Turning his attention back to the girl in front of him, he asked, “So, where are you from?”She answere
Sienna's POVMonday morning hit like a freight train, but in the best way. The weekend? Pure chaos. The good kind. The kind where your best friend and goddaughter drag you through a glow-up intervention you didn’t know you needed. We’re talking full wardrobe overhaul, nails done, hair chopped and
Knox’s POV That went smoother than I thought.Judge Singletary was all eyes... on her. Honestly, if Sienna could bottle up whatever the hell her aura is, she’d make the government nervous. Whatever it was, the judge signed those warrants like he was signing a fan letter.As soon as we stepped out
Sienna’s POVI’m running through a cloud of darkness. I can’t see anything, but I keep going, searching for a way out. My feet hit the ground hard, the sound echoing like I’m trapped in some endless void. My chest is tight, my breath short. Then suddenly, I see something ahead, a faint outline, may







