Chapter 284

Kiernan’s POV

The Manor felt different. For weeks, it had been a fortress, a strategy room, a place of tension and whispered plans.

Now, as the heavy oak doors swung shut behind us, it felt like a sanctuary. The scent of woodsmoke, old books, and the deep, earthy musk of the pack rose up to meet us, wrapping around me like a physical weight.

62 bpm.

Soren carried Elodie upstairs. She was so still