Chapter 249

Elodie’s POV

Later that morning, the shadows of the room were long and cool, retreating slowly as the sun climbed higher over the jagged peaks of the Ignis-Needle mountains.

I shifted slightly, the heavy down comforter rustling. Beside me, Kiernan was still deeply asleep, his breathing a steady, rhythmic tidal wave that I could feel against my own skin.

For the first time since the distillery, s