Chapter 25

Elodie’s POV

The steady beeping of the monitors filled the room long after the doctor and his team left. I lay back against the sheets, numb, staring at the ceiling like it might give me answers.

Mom, Nyara and Garrick were still in the room, and they were all stealing glances at me like looking too long might break me. I tried my best to ignore how much it irked me, or the fact that Kiernan hadn’