Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 257

Chapter 257: 257-They Watch Us In North

Clementine:

"Since others will return in some time, Oriana will be staying in your room," Miss Rue informed us as she let Oriana in.

We had just woken up when we were told that Oriana would be staying with us. She looked dull as she entered, with bags under her eyes, swollen lids, and a red nose. She seemed timid, not the Oriana we knew. No branded clothes, just an old sweater and a worn tracksuit.

She walked in with her arms stiff, hands clenched into fists, shoulders tucked in, and head down. Then she stepped aside, finding a place to stand.

"There is an empty bed that hadn’t been used since one of the members had died in the early phase," Miss Rue paused to take a deep breath as she mentioned Riv—the one who had died during the ogre test.

She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again, her face showing the sadness of having lost a crusader. I guessed she wasn’t used to losing anyone, since she hadn’t lost another crusader after that.

"You can take over that bed for now," she added gently, patting Oriana’s back.

We silently watched her. Ian grunted, got up, and left for the bathroom. Of course, he didn’t care about anyone.

After Miss Rue left, I got up from my bed and rushed to Oriana’s side. The moment I sat down beside her, she hugged me and broke down. I already knew whatever had happened was bad.

"Hey, calm down. We’re here with you," I told her, trying to comfort her.

"No, nobody’s here anymore," she cried softly, shaking her head and sniffling.

"But what happened? How did you end up like this?" Troy asked, reaching for a bottle of water, but she refused it. She just clung to me, head on my shoulder, arms wrapped around me, refusing to even speak to the others.

After she cried a little more, she finally seemed to regain her senses. She sat up while rubbing her eyes but kept holding onto my sweater with two fingers.

"So, what exactly happened?" Haiden asked again.

She lifted her head, looked at him, then turned to answer me instead.

"My father promised that he was going to make me stay, that I would never return again," she murmured, her lips quivering. I figured she must’ve gotten too hopeful, and when those hopes broke, she couldn’t handle it. But I was wrong.

Before any of us could ask what really happened, or why her father said that, or even if he was just trying to comfort her, she explained why she was back.

"And then I woke up to my father being dead."

A gasp escaped my lips as soon as she said that. She shrugged and hugged herself, her lips trembling again, tears streaming down her face.

"My father was my whole world, Clementine. He cared for me, he took care of me. I know they killed him. I know they killed him because he was not going to let me stay in this stupid, fucking academy."

She suddenly started cursing the academy, while we exchanged glances with each other.

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