Sierra’s Pov
I leaned into my seat and exhaled slowly.
Being away from the children and the noise, seemed to calm my tired body and wandering mind.
I loved them but I needed space, and air…. If only for a moment, to feel like myself again.
I tried to breathe, but even that demanded too much from me, so I tightened my grip on the chair handle instead, my fingers held on so tightly until my palms turned sweaty and my knuckles began to hurt.
And my body felt like it belonged to someone else.
It had been my duty to marry Xavier, a decision I had made and deemed a sacrifice, one fit to save my father’s company.
But now, it didn’t feel like I’d made the best decision. If anything, I felt the need to scream at the constant result of my stupidity.
I turned my head to the side as the thoug
