Chapter 124

Elodie’s POV

The days after our plan began bled into one another with a strange, heavy softness, as if time itself was trying not to disturb the fragile balance Kiernan and I were clinging to.

The healer had warned us that the first stages would feel deceptively simple, like dipping a foot into cold water before realizing the entire river was waiting to take you. And she was right. Every exercise