Chapter 230

Elodie’s POV

After weeks of sirens, snarls, and the sharp, metallic tang of silver-wolfsbane, the Monday morning air at Ignis-Needle High felt almost unnervingly thin.

Kiernan’s black truck rumbled as we pulled into the senior lot, the engine a low, steady growl that felt like the only anchor I had left to the reality of the weekend.

He didn't turn the engine off immediately. He sat there, his h