Siennna’s POV I almost didn’t answer the call.Gabriel’s name lit up my screen, and for a moment, I just stared at it, my chest tightening in a way I couldn’t quite explain. Not pain. Not anymore. But something uneasy. Something I did not trust.I had spent so long trying to untangle myself from him, from everything he had done, that even hearing his voice again felt like stepping too close to a fire I had barely escaped.Still, when the phone stopped ringing, a strange restlessness settled in me.Then it rang again.I exhaled slowly before picking up.“What do you want, Gabriel?”There was no softness in my voice. No warmth.Just distance.“Sienna… please,” he said, his tone unusually low. Almost careful. “I need to talk to you. In person.”I frowned slightly, shifting my weight as I glanced toward the living room where my children were.“I don’t think that’s a good idea.”“It’s important,” he insisted quickly. “I wouldn’t ask if it wasn’t.”I almost laughed.Almost.“You’ve said th
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