Chapter 35

Elodie’s POV

For a long, suspended heartbeat in that uncomfortable silence, neither of us moved.

Water was busy dripping somewhere between us, I could hear it, some from his hair, some from mine, and some from the air that suddenly felt too thick to breathe.

Kiernan stood as his silhouette was framed by the doorway, his towel slung low on his hips, and another one wrapped tight around his shoulder