Chapter 257

Elodie’s POV

The breakfast table was a battlefield of clinking silver and forced smiles. The "energy drop" from our midnight operation had left the Manor feeling hollow, like a lung that couldn’t quite catch a full breath.

To a human, it was just a bit chillier than usual, the kind of damp cold that seeped through the floorboards; to a wolf, it was like the world had gone grayscale. The vibrant h