Chapter 236

Elodie’s POV

The drive back to the Vance Estate was thick with a silence that wasn't exactly peaceful.

Kiernan’s hand never left mine, his thumb tracing a steady, repetitive rhythm across my knuckles that felt more like a grounding exercise than a simple gesture of affection.

As we pulled through the gates, the floodlights of the manor illuminated the fog, turning the gravel drive into a path of