Chapter 211

• Sienna:
• The room was dark, lit only by the soft glow of the lamp beside the bed. The world outside felt far away, hushed beneath the quiet breathing of our daughter sleeping in the nursery and the thick hush of the forest holding its breath.
• I smiled, finding myself being at rest. I knew that this was not a rest that I should be holding onto, but it was one that I wanted to keep. I was happy, and I knew that he saw it in my eyes.