Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 19

Chapter 19: 19-In Her Womb

Haiden:

"I’m sure many of us didn’t want to come here willingly. But it is what it is," I used a much gentler tone because I could tell the girl was not in the mood to back down from the wires. The way she kept clenching her fists while taking shallow breaths made me worried for her. She seemed distraught and had come to terms with something already planned in her mind.

"Listen, why don’t you step back from the wires and tell me what exactly is going on?" I began to panic when she took another big step closer to the wires.

"I cannot stay here," she repeated her words, making me anxious.

Damn it, why did I have to find her?

I looked around to find a lurker. Of course, there were none. Ugh! My hands started to swell as I contemplated how to help her. I wasn’t really an emotional type of person. Selling comfort wasn’t my thing either.

So it was difficult.

"Is your squad bullying you? You can tell me and—I can help you," I bit my tongue at my own hypocrisy. I’m bullying someone in my own squad, how will I face someone else and question them for acting the same way I do?

"Aren’t you the one who was accused of trying to throw his squad member over the fence?" And she hit me with the truth. I awkwardly averted my eyes and scratched the back of my head.

"Hey, hey, stop!" Just when she got me distracted, I watched her try to rush over the wires. I reached her and grabbed her arm, pulling her back. That’s when my eyes widened as I saw her sweater move.

She stepped back and placed her hand on her belly, tears falling even harder now.

"I can’t be a crusader. I’m pregnant." As she broke down, it all made sense why she wanted to escape so badly.

"Oh, ummm— and you think you’ve figured out a way to change your life?" I didn’t even know what I was saying.

"Listen, you cannot cross these wires. I tried to make someone cross. And secondly, do you think the world out there will be a safer place? The lurkers will find you, and what they’ll do to you will be worse," I tried to make her understand, but she kept shaking her head, sobbing.

"Go back to your room. I’m sure when you give birth, the Ringleaders will change the rules for you. They’re not stupid people. They would never make a pregnant girl go to the North. Just... ..please go back to your room and trust the Moon Goddess," I uttered with a shaky tone. I was honestly scared of her.

She seemed like she was ready to throw herself at the wire. But her situation was so scary.

Not just scary—sad, too. Think about it this way: pregnancy is the most amazing thing to ever happen to anyone. During that time, the mother deserves love and respect. Care.

But here she was, pushed to stay in a room full of strangers. Some of them might be like me. And then the pressure of going to the North. It was such an unfair thing to happen to someone. I felt bad for her.

In fact, I felt too deeply for her.

"I’m Haiden from Black Squad, by the way. Alpha Haiden of the Magical Fangs Pack," I introduced myself, holding my hand out to her for a handshake.

She stared at my hand before her shaky one reached out and held mine. She was so warm, and trembling.

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