Sienna
The sound of the doorknob twisting made every muscle in my body lock up.
I didn’t even breathe.
Jaxon’s eyes darted to mine — wide, alert — like he was already calculating what to say if someone walked in.
And then, from the living room, Dad’s voice broke through the silence.
“Hey, honey! Come and see this message that just came in!”
We both froze again.
Jaxon’s mom — who must’ve been the one outside the door — hesitated for a second. The knob shifted once more, like she was about to open it, and then… she stopped.
“Coming!” she called back, her voice fading as her footsteps turned away.
I exhaled shakily, pressing a hand to my chest.
Jaxon leaned against the counter, whispering, “That was close.”
“Too close,” I whispered back, already panicking. “She was literally about
