Chapter 149

Elodie’s POV

By the time we left the auditorium, my brain was still buzzing from the relay. I wasn’t shaking anymore, but the leftover adrenaline made my hands and knees shaky. The hallway lights seemed brighter, the students louder, the air too warm. Vespera walked beside me like she didn’t just watch me nearly combust onstage.

“You were good Elodie,” she said, nudging my shoulder. “Like… actuall