Chapter 118

  Eero's perspective

  The entire trip to the funeral for my adoptive father's funeral was shrouded in deafening silence.

  "I can't stand this anymore. I should have hailed a taxi or called a nearby driver to pick me up. The awkwardness is killing me," I whispered to my wolf.

  "If you didn't bring up your past with him, things would be less awkward, and he told you why Claudius had to pick you up."

  I couldn't help but raise my brow, "Did you think that the Luna Queen–"

  "Yes, Eero. When was the last time you had a proper word with her? Three? Four years ago. A lot can happen within that period, and Luna Aelice is thousands of miles different from the Aelice you first met."

  Looking around the road. I realized that Claudius took a route that I was not familiar with.