Sienna’s Pov
The silence on the stone driveway felt heavy and thick.
Dominic stood frozen beside the black SUV, his dark eyes fixed on the woman in the white linen dress.
She stepped down the porch steps with an easy, elegant grace. A bright, warm smile broke across her face the moment she saw us.
"Celestine?" Dominic finally spoke, his deep voice sounding rough and completely stunned.
"Hello, Dom," she said softly, stepping forward to give him a brief, warm hug. "It has been a very long time."
This was Celestine Vale. She was an old university friend who had once been at the very center of Dominic’s closest inner circle.
Celestine turned to me, her blue eyes shining with genuine friendliness as she extended her hand.
"You must be Sienna," Celestine said warmly, shaking my hand wit
