Chapter 86

Elodie's POV

To be honest, when Kiernan said “let’s go swimming,” I almost laughed in his face. The sky was clear, the air too warm to say no, and part of me wanted to prove I wasn’t fragile. So I said yes.

By the time we reached the pool behind the house, I was already regretting it. He had changed into black shorts and was standing by the edge, waiting like he’d been born to make other people fe