Chapter Twenty Eight

SIENNA

I hesitated and for just a short moment, I considered walking away from him as he opened the door to his office. I walked in with my shoulders straight, ignoring the anxiety that was threatening to consume me whole. Somehow, someway I had to keep it together. My wolf, Bia yearned for some sort of contact, she felt the proximity between us was too wide, too apart, I ignored her whining and I headed towards the chair to settle down into the seat opposite him.

A moment of uncomfortable silence stretched out between us before he decided to break it.

“I thought about what you said” he said.

“About someone starting up the fire in an attempt to kill me in a way that would look like an accident.”

“And? Do you believe me or not” I raised an eyebrow, looking at him skeptically.

“Yes. I do” he said quietly. I blinked, maybe because I didn't expect him to admit it so easily.

“Strangely enough. I trust you. I shouldn't, considering the fact that you come from a pack that detest my