Chapter 49

Elodie's POV

The only sound in the entirety of that quiet house was the faint sizzle from the stove…and maybe the wild rhythm of my heart.

Except it wasn’t wild this time, neither was it erratic or painful or broken. It was calm. That same calmness that always seemed to scare me whenever Kiernan was close.

Kiernan’s face was inches from mine, the blue in his eyes flickering with guilt, confusion