SIENNA
Warmth.
That was the first thing I noticed.
Warmth… and softness.
I was cocooned beneath layers of thick, soft blankets, surrounded by a comforting heat that seemed to seep into every part of my body.
For the first time in what felt like forever, I wasn’t cold.
The bone-deep chill that had consumed me was gone.
No more violent shivering.
No more numb fingers.
No more burning lungs.
Just warmth.
I stretched beneath the blankets, savouring the sensation, before curling up again and pulling them tighter around me.
I was safe.
I was warm.
And I was exhausted.
My eyes drifted closed.
Within seconds, I slipped back into a deep, peaceful sleep.
⸻
CLAY
I had been sitting in the chair beside Sienna’s bed for hours.
I hadn’t moved.
I simply watched her sleep.
There was s
