Chapter 202

Elodie's POV

Dinner that night was quiet at first, the kind of quiet that comes before something big.

Mom had made roast chicken with rosemary potatoes and green beans—her go-to meal when she wanted everything to feel safe and familiar.

The smell filled the house, warm and comforting, but my stomach was too knotted to enjoy it much. Kiernan sat beside me, close enough that our knees touched un