Sienna’s POV
Maya returned to the Hale residence to pack her belongings and wait for news about Ava and Isla. The moment she left, I went to the bank. I knew I might lose access to our money once Darius stepped down. Edmund could freeze my accounts, interfere with the business or use Silverlake’s authority to stop us from leaving. I had learned enough from my father to know that powerful men rarely fought fairly when they believed their control was threatened. I emptied my personal account. Then I withdrew half the money from the business account, leaving enough behind to pay the workers and keep existing orders moving. My hands shook while I completed the transactions, but I did not allow myself to reconsider. Kael would not like what I had done. He believed in careful planning, and I wa
