Twenty-Seven: Once And For All.

ELIANA.

As soon as the car pulled over next to his castle, a breeze of nostalgia whooshed into my face. I swallowed a hard lump down my throat as the doors opened, already dreading coming down.

But luckily, Nana had already made it this far. Cory helped her out and she wheeled closer to where I was. “Come on,” She stretched her arms.

Flashing a smile at her, I took them before alighting the car. My gaze trailed up the massive building and I realized not a lot of things had changed since the last time I was here.

“Future Luna,” Beta Cory bowed his head, helping me with the bags I’d packed for the weekend. “I’m Cory—“ “Of course I remember you” I interrupted him. “You’re like Denver’s right-hand man. I remember him saying how you were the only one he trusted in the world” I chuckled and he nodded humbly. “I try”

“And please, just call me Eliana” I refuted the idea of any title whatsoever. It was bad enough that I had to come back to this place that held so many memories. But the matin