Chapter 184

Elodie’s POV

I woke up with a headache behind my eyes and my wolf curled into a tight, miserable ball in my chest.

The wall between our rooms might as well have been a continent.

I didn’t hear him moving around—no shower running, no footsteps, nothing—until the exact minute he usually left for his run. The front door closed with a soft, deliberate click.

I waited five minutes before going downst