Chapter 31

  Claudius’ perspective

  With my eyes still closed, I can hear a familiar, soft and feminine voice calling my name. It was clear in her tone that she was crying.

  “Alpha, you can't leave me! Wake up! Your pack needs you! I need you!” she said with an evident desperation in her voice. I felt her lightly tapping my cheeks. When she stopped, I felt a tear drop down from her eyes and fell straight onto my cheeks.

  Eero! It was Eero's voice! She was the one holding me and sobbing.

  I opened my eyes. Our eyes met, and yet, my forehead knotted immediately.

  She looked pale, and her lips were quivering. Her hand felt cold too.

  Just when I was about to reach for her cheeks after I called her name, she flashed a smile out of relief. I saw her eyes close in slow motion. The next moment, she fell to the ground.

  “Eero!” I shouted at her. I got up from lying on her lap. It was my turn to have her head on my lap.