Chapter 161

Elodie’s POV

The sun had already dipped behind the trees by the time I stepped into the quiet streets with Kiernan beside me.

The air was cool, but it carried the faint scent of the pack—other wolves moving through their evening routines—and, impossibly, a trace of him that made my skin prickle.

“You know I hate when you’re this quiet,” he noted casually, falling into step beside me. “Usually, y