Chapter 144

Elodie’s POV

I dismissed her and focused on the food instead, convincing myself that it wasn’t worth it.

Later on, I parted ways with Vespera, and I walked out toward the school gates where Kiernan was already waiting beside the car, pretending to scroll his phone again though I could feel him tracking my steps the entire way.

His shoulders relaxed when he saw me, like he’d been holding tension he