Chapter 117

Elodie’s POV

The next day, I knew something was wrong the second I woke up.

Kiernan wasn’t in his usual corner of the morning light, pacing, stretching, or quietly muttering under his breath as he always did. Instead, there was this weight in the air, a heat I could feel pressing against my chest, almost tangible, almost suffocating. It wasn’t the normal energy he radiated.

It was heavier, sharp