Chapter 89

Elodie's POV

“I hope so too.”

The words leave my mouth before I can think about them.

They feel strange, like I’m speaking on behalf of someone I don’t fully know yet, but they’re honest.

I watch Kiernan’s face as he turns back to the stove, his focus shifting to the pan like he didn’t just drop a sentence on me that has been circling my head since he said it. He gives the food a small stir, th