KIERAN’S POV The name hung in the air like a heavy fog. I looked at Sienna, and my heart dropped into my stomach. "Vanessa," I repeated, my voice barely a raspy whisper."Don't lie to me, Kieran," she said, her voice terribly quiet. "I know about the fire sixteen years ago. I know your families grew up together, and I know she fled to London right after your parents died."I went entirely rigid. My breath caught in my throat, and for a second, the walls of the room felt like they were closing in on me. The memory of the smoke, the screams, and the absolute isolation that followed rushed back, choking me."Sienna..." I choked out, reaching for her instinctively, but she flinched back slightly, staying just out of my reach."You told me there were no more secrets," she said, a stray tear finally cutting through the flushed heat of her cheeks. "You told me you loved me, but you’re still keeping her in the dark. Did she leave you when your world was burning down? Is that why you're lik
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