er. He was a man with silver hair and hands that were always slightly da

foot extended. Dr. Evans pressed his thumb int

hands gripping th

aking a note on his tablet. He didn't look at her. H

r voice trembling. "Why does it still fe

practiced, clinical detachment, "the structural damage was severe. But the phy

in my head,"

corrected. "We call it central sensitization. That is why I've agreed with Dr. Aris to pres

teria," Sienna said. "I have a

e didn't knock. He owned the building, o

asked, ignoring Sienna and

e's resistant to the physical therapy. I su

Sienna cried. "I do t

your voice." He looked back at the doctor. "She forgets, Doctor. She thinks she does t

h fell open.

watch

g," Julian said soothingly. "You

. The heavy marble shower had a blind spot near the vanity if the door was angled just right. She had tested it once, dr

"What do we do? She wants to

"The joint is too unstable. If she attempts any high-impact acti

ace. The sentence hung in the air like

rgery?" she whispered

osing the file. "Acceptance is the next

. He pulled her head into his chest. Sienna could

ir. "You don't need to dance to be worthy of

felt broken. But deep down, in the place where the dancer still lived, a tiny, il