Chapter 55 - A Ghost

Her heart skipped a beat, a surge of anxiety and jealousy coursing through her veins.

'How could David be so shameless, visiting my adoptive father with Lyra after the night we spent together? I was a fool to fall for him again.'

It had been David's vulnerability and his professed love for Kate, not realizing she was the very woman he spoke of, that had led her to open up to him once more, to make love to him.

She shouldn’t have forgotten that he had never believed her and had asked for a divorce without giving her a chance to prove her innocence. It was a night of weakness, but she couldn’t find it in herself to fully regret it. She needed it. She needed him.

Reluctantly, Sienna knew she had to leave her adoptive father's side to avoid being caught by David and Lyra. The thought of explaining her presence at the hospital, especially in her current emotional state, was overwhelming.

"I... I have to go," she whispered to her adoptive father, her voice strained. "There's something I nee