Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 238

Chapter 238: 238-The Stolen Crown

Clementine:

Silence settled over us after I told them everything about that night. Troy slid away, staring out the window. I knew he was going through a lot, and I truly felt bad for him. He had been so close to becoming a crowned Alpha, and they had stolen that chance from him.

It just showed how unfair it was having too many mates meant some were bound to be neglected, and then things like this happened with the stepmothers. It was heartbreaking.

"Hey man, are you okay?" Haiden finally broke the silence, reaching out to touch Troy’s elbow. Troy turned to look at us. His cheeks were clean now, but it was clear he had shed some serious tears.

"I know they took your chance of becoming Alpha from you that night," Haiden murmured, giving him a sad look.

"No, that’s not the only thing they took from me, Haiden.

"They took my friend from me," Troy finally spoke, his voice shaky.

I stared at his face in disbelief. He was really upset about that. After all that had been done to him, I thought he’d focus on how wrong everyone had treated him.

"When I was upset, I couldn’t even share my worries with my best friend back then," Troy complained as he remembered the aftermath of that night.

"Why didn’t you let her explain herself to you?" Haiden asked.

"Because I was sixteen. I was fucking manipulated by everyone. My mother was crying hysterically, telling me I made a mistake by trusting Clementine. Then the crown was taken away from me. I knew I was going to be sent away to the North. So imagine, all these years when I acted like it was a surprise, I knew it wasn’t. I knew my life ended that day. There could have been no explanation at that time. I just thought maybe she got angry. I had no clue why. I just didn’t want anyone to explain anything to me. I wanted to feel as much pain as possible. I wanted to be alone," Troy explained.

And at that moment, I understood. Our friendship had been used to ruin him. Of course, he couldn’t just come back and act like my friend anymore.

"I know I’m being insensitive," Haiden said, "but one package means the phone. Who were they going to sell Clementine to? Who was this buyer?"

Kudos to Haiden for changing the topic. Suddenly Troy didn’t look as sad. He looked worried. He glanced at me, then back at Haiden.

"Maybe they were just trying to get rid of me so I couldn’t explain myself," I offered, trying to give Haiden a reason. But he shook his head and wagged his finger.

"That couldn’t be. They knew there was nothing you could do to tell anyone anything. They knew nobody would believe you. They were targeting two birds with one stone, but why? Who would want to buy a freaking fifteen-year-old, and for what?" Haiden pressed, making me sink back into my seat, confused.

"And more importantly, who would make such a deal with a seventeen-year-old Messi," Troy added.

And suddenly I started to feel so odd about it.

"I don’t know," I whispered.

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