Kael’s POV
I thought giving Sienna space would help. That was what I told myself every night when I slept on the air mattress in the garage instead of going upstairs to the apartment where my mate was. I thought if I stayed away long enough, she would be less angry. Maybe she would stop seeing my face and remembering everything she lost. Maybe she would breathe easier without me around. Maybe one day she would warm up to me. It was a foolish hope, but it was the only one I had.
Sienna had been indoors for too long. I could see it in her face whenever I came in briefly. Her eyes had grown duller. Her anger was still there, yes, but beneath it was loneliness, and that worried me more than her shouting ever had. Anger meant she still had fire. Loneliness was quieter. More dangerous. It coul
