Chapter 164

Elodie’s POV

The house was quiet now, the only sounds were the occasional creak of the floorboards and the low hum of the heater. Kiernan and I had finished the laundry, and for the first time since breakfast, we were alone in the main hallway. He leaned against the railing to the stairs, arms folded, watching me fold the last of the colored shirts.

“You fold faster than anyone I know,” he said ca