Chapter 34

Elodie’s POV

The drive to the safe house was quiet, too quiet.

The kind of silence that pressed against your chest and made you hyperaware of every breath, every stray thought you wanted to ignore.

The SUV rolled through the forest roads, the headlights slicing through the darkness. I sat in the back, my chin resting against the cool glass, watching the world blur by.

Mom sat beside Garrick in the