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Chapter 35: Cracks in the Ice
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2025-03-20 14:36:50Sienna should have known that last night’s laughter wouldn’t last.
The next morning, Grayson was back to being the cold, composed man she had met on day one. He was distant, buried in his work, and barely acknowledged her presence.
If she hadn’t witnessed him sitting on the floor, covered in paint, with his daughter giggling in his lap, she might have believed it was all a dream.
But it wasn’t.
She had seen him soften. She had felt the shift.
And now he was pretending it never happened.
Well, two could play that game.
She wouldn’t push. If he wanted to retreat behind his walls, fine. But she wouldn’t pretend she hadn’t seen the man behind them either.
—
The tension simmered throughout the day.
Sienna spent most of her morning with Lily, reading to her in the sunroom while Grayson took work calls in his of
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