Chapter 79

Elodie’s POV

Rain poured harder, running in thin sheets down Kiernan’s face as he stood on the edge of the road. The headlights still shone through the downpour, framing everything in a pale blur. The air smelled like wet asphalt and blood. Elodie’s scent clung faintly to it, fading, as paramedics watched the scene that had just unfolded.

He didn’t move. His feet felt rooted to the ground, eyes fi