Chapter 153

Elodie’s POV

The room fell so quiet after Dr. Aris’s request that I could hear the faint hum of the overhead light and felt the silence grow thicker around us.

My heart gave a small, painful jump in my chest. It was the kind of feeling that made your stomach roll, like it already knew something you did not want to admit.

Dr. Aris stood at the foot of my infirmary bed with that unreadable look he