Kael’s POV
Eight hours earlier… Callum and I drove towards Silverlake in silence. The steady hum of the truck’s engine filled the space between us, but it did nothing to quiet the thoughts tearing through my head. Every mile carried me farther away from Sienna, Rowan and Ivy, and the distance felt like something sharp being dragged through my chest. Leaving them had been harder than I had expected. I had known it would hurt. I had prepared myself for Sienna’s tears, the confusion in her eyes and the guilt that would come with lying to her. What I had not prepared for was the way she had clung to me as if some part of her already knew I might not return.
She had meant every word when she told me she would follow me to the grave. That was what frightened me most. Sienna was strong. She had
