Chapter 181

Elodie's POV

I slipped out of my room like a thief, barefoot so the floorboards wouldn’t betray me. The hallway was dark except for the thin strip of light leaking from under Kiernan’s door. My pulse hammered so loudly I was sure it would wake the whole house.

I didn’t knock. I just turned the handle, slow and careful, and stepped inside.

He was waiting.

Kiernan stood in the middle of the room, we