Chapter 165

Elodie’s POV

“Yes?” I said, my voice soft, but not hesitant. Kiernan’s blue eyes studied me at the top of the stairs, calm, unshakable, as if he already knew what I was thinking before I did.

He raised a brow. “You’re tense.”

“I’m not,” I said quickly, though my wolf prickled. Of course I was tense. He was here, close, and somehow reading everything.

“That’s funny,” he said, voice low, teasing, bu