Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281: 281-Stole My Uniform

Clementine:

Miss Rue didn’t talk to me after that. Mr. Rick arrived and pulled her away from me. I was told to leave the hall because they were preparing it for the next meal.

Instead of going back to my room, I stayed outside, wandering through the woods. I wondered how the others were doing in their pack, Joshua, Jack, and the rest of them.

It hadn’t been that long, but every day here felt like years. Each minute seemed to create so many memories.

Now that I was alone, I couldn’t tell if the North was any better. At least there, I had a mission and goals.

I didn’t have time to think about myself or feel sorry for myself. But here, it was getting worse.

I sat on the open ground, arms wrapped around my knees, staring at the sky. I’d been there for at least four hours in silence, seeing only bugs and birds.

Every once in a while, a lurker would come to check on me, circling to make sure I wasn’t doing anything reckless. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

It was strange because the lurkers seemed like the only ones who still cared.

As expected, after a few minutes, another lurker appeared, taking a slow round. I lifted my head for the first time and looked at him.

This time, our eyes met in a deep, steady stare. I watched him silently, narrowing my eyes slightly.

"Don’t worry, I’m not going to end my life," I said, smiling a little too hard, probably to hide the pain inside.

There was something familiar about this lurker, maybe even something captivating. I looked closer and noticed a mole under his left eye.

His gray eyes were narrowed at me, and in that moment, I recognized him.

"You’re the one who went with me to Ian’s pack," I said, smiling.

Just as I expected, he stood there watching me, adding nothing of his own.

"It’s alright. I’m not expecting you to say much. I know you’re just as much a slave to this academy as I am," I said tiredly, feeling sorry for myself for the first time.

I was so lonely that I found myself talking to someone I knew would never answer.

"You know, it’s tiring, finding yourself and then losing yourself again. This has been my fear for a long time, and look what happened." I continued.

"I just know I did nothing wrong," I said, raising a brow at him. "You’re going to type this to the headmaster, aren’t you?" I asked, laughing, thinking he’d be foolish enough to waste his time on some teen drama.

"I’m just curious about something. Are you really an orphan?"

As soon as I asked that, I noticed a slight reaction from him, just a faint frown, barely there, but enough for me to know he was still in there, alive.

"So it’s true? The lurkers are orphans?" I murmured, standing up.

As I stepped toward him, he moved one step back. It was the first time he had done that, maybe because I was staring too deeply into his eyes.

I reached him and leaned forward, staring into his eyes. I noticed his pupils tightening and dilating, and that was all I could read from him.

Every expression was in his eyes, and for the first time, I saw a lurker who didn’t seem completely void of emotion.

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