Chapter 1 Chapter 1 " Are you sure about this , Sienna " Outside the airport terminal , a woman in a chic white suit clutched Sienna's hand . her own trembling " You don't have to go back to Solara , " she begged . Her blonde hair and blue eyes were swimming with a desperate plea . " Please . Stay here , with us . " Sienna Hart , a vision of cool elegance , met her foster mother's gaze . She pulled her into a deep , meaningful hug , her own eyes stinging " I have to go back , Mom ," she said softly . " But I'll be back . I promise ." But as the plane taxied down the runway , she knew this was a promise she might not be able to keep . Three days ago , the dam of her memory had broken . Ten years , washed away in an instant , revealing the truth of who she was . She remembered she was Sienna Hart , eldest daughter of the prestigious Hart family of Vallaris , At eighteen , a trip abroad had ended in a fiery plane crash . By some miracle , she survived , only to be found by a kind couple who , believing she had no one , adopted her and raised her as their own . Now , at twenty - eight , the past had come rushing back . Her family was alive . The weight of that knowledge was a moral compass she couldn't ignore . She had to go home . The flight was long , but sleep was a distant stranger . Sienna spent the hours piecing together the fractured memories of her family . It all felt like a bizarre , vivid dream from another lifetime . At ten past 10 at night , Sienna finally arrived in Vallaris . She hailed a cab , and the driver greeted her with thick Vallaris accent . " Where to , Miss ? " A faint smile touched her lips . " 88 Maplecrest Avenue , please . " Well , I'll be , " the driver said , catching her accent . " You don't look local . I thought you were a tourist . " Sienna's smile widened . " I'm from here . It's just … " The smile faltered , a shadow of old pain and fresh hope passing through her eyes . " It's been a long time ." Ten years . A lifetime . Everything she knew was gone . She found herself thinking about her three little sisters - the giggles , the late - night chats , the way they used to huddle together on cold nights . " Where are they now ? ' she wondered . ' Are they doing okay ? As she sank into her memories , the driver kept chattering on how kids these days didn't visit their parents enough . He didn't stop talking until they finally pulled up to the address . But as Sienna stepped out of the car , her eyes landed on a club she didn't recognize - Charmvale . She stared at the sign , her brow knitting together . The name felt strange in her mouth . The world had really gone on without her . Just as she turned to leave , a heated argument at the club's entrance caught her eye . A man stood there , hands buried in his pockets lazily . He had the kind of face that spelled heartbreak , and his voice cut through the air like a blade , laced with cold indifference . 1/3 7:35 pm DD Chapter 1 " Get it through your head , " he was speaking to a young girl , who looked painfully thin in her simple dress . " You're a stand - in A substitute . Do I have to spell it out for you ? " You're a monster , Mason , " she spat , her voice trembling with rage . " I've paid my debts . We're done . Now get away from me ! * Mason's head snapped to the side from the blow , but the cold grin never left his face . " You don't get to decide when we're done ," he scoffed . " Did you forget ? If it weren't for my family's engagement to yours three years ago , the Harts would've gone under . You want to walk away ? Be my guest . But I wonder what your father would have to say about that ." With that , he grabbed her arm , and started dragging her toward his car . " If you want to keep playing the part of my fiancée , you'll do as you're told . Chloe needs your blood . It's the only thing you're good for , after all ." A wave of utter despair washed over Vivian . She closed her eyes , defeated . To her , it had always been this way . Three years ago , she'd believed he was her savior . She'd thought he truly cared . " Mason froze , turning to face a woman whose beauty was as breathtaking as the steel in her gaze . " Who are you ? " Mason scowled . " This is a private matter ." But when Vivian heard that voice , the world seemed to shift beneath her feet . It was a voice she recognized deep in her soul , a voice from a life she believed had vanished forever . She looked up , her body rigid with disbelief . The face - so familiar , so regal , so achingly missed - sent a tremor through her heart . A trembling hand reached out , her own face a mask of shock . Her lips parted , and a single , fragile word escaped , a name she'd only dared to whisper in her dreams . " Sienna ? " she mumbled . " Is that you ? " Sienna's gaze softened as she looked at the broken girl before her . Vivian , her second sister , had been just fifteen when Sienna left . Now grown , she still carried that same spark in her eyes . " It's me , Vivian , " Sienna said , her voice a gentle balm . " I'm back . " Sis Vivian ripped her arm from Mason's grasp and threw herself into Sienna's embrace , sobbing as if her heart would break All the years of pain , of loneliness , of quiet desperation , came pouring out . She clung to Sienna like a drowning girl to a lifeline , shaking with fear that this was all a dream , another cruel trick of her mind . 7:35 pm S Chapter 1 Sienna held her tight , stroking her back . Her voice was a steady , warm anchor in the storm . " It's okay , " she murmured . " I'm here now . I'm back , and I'm not going anywhere " Vivian cried until Sienna's shoulder was soaked , finally pulling back with a sniffle of embarrassment , her eyes puffy and red " Is this real ? " she whispered . " You're really here ? Am I still dreaming ? " Sienna's heart ached . " It's real , Vivian . I'm really back . " And she swore she would burn the world to the ground before she ever left her again . Meanwhile , Mason , who had been ignored for so long , was now utterly confused . ' Sis ? he wondered . Vivian didn't have a sister . She was the eldest … wasn't she ? ' " Vivian , are you done with this melodrama ? " he chimed in . " We're leaving . Now , " But before he could finish the sentence , another sharp smack echoed in the night air . Mason stumbled , his head whipping the side . Sienna had hit him hard , without holding back . She'd been listening to his vile performance , her fury coiled like a snake in her gut . What a joke ,' Sienna thought . ' A substitute ? Forced blood donations ? What kind of sick , primetime drama is this ? " Then Mason called out Vivian's name , and Sienna strode forward . Though ten years had passed , she recognized Vivian instantly . Her pitiful , vulnerable look tugged at Sienna's heart . Bullying her family right in front of her ? To Sienna , that was the last straw . Mason might as well have been asking for trouble . " What are you doing ? Do you have any idea who I am ? " cried Mason . The slap had left him dazed , his cheek was numb and painful . " I'm Vivian's boyfriend ! Who do you think you are ? " Mason glared at the woman before him , but his bravado quickly faded . The woman standing there radiated a power that wa genuinely terrifying . A cold dread crept over him . " I'm her sister , " Sienna pulled Vivian behind her , her voice deadly calm . " And you just laid a hand on my family . So , tell me . Do you want to leave here walking , or crawling ? " Vivian sniffled , the fear instantly replaced by a surge of strength . Sienna was a fortress , and inside her walls , nothing could touch her . ' Sienna , I hate him , " she whimpered , clinging to Sienna's arm . " He's a bully . " That was all Sienna needed to hear . She drove her foot into Mason's stomach , sending him sprawling to the pavement again " You