A Crown of Ashes
He didn’t move—didn’t push—just stood there, rain streaking his jaw, and her chest ached, torn between shoving him off and pulling him close.
“Sienna,” Lila said, soft, pulling her back, and Sienna turned—slow, reluctant—facing her mom again, the ghost she couldn’t outrun. “The safehouse—it’s just past the ridge. I can show you—please, let me show you.” Her voice trembled, desperate, and Sienna’s gut churned—anger, doubt, a flicker of something softer she didn’t want to name.
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