Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 88

Chapter 88: 88-The North Is Scarier This Time.

Clementine:

We didn’t even get enough time to rest. We rushed into our rooms, dropped off our bags, took showers, and quickly changed into our uniforms. That’s when I realized I had brought my own shoes for no reason, since we were supposed to wear the standard ones. They were actually pretty comfortable.

Once we were ready, we headed to Main Hall to meet the other crusaders and hear about the next mission. Ms. Lenora, Mr. Rick, and Miss Rue stood at the front with two others. They looked serious, but their faces gave away just how bad the situation was.

"We weren’t planning to send you to the North again so soon, but something’s come up," Ms. Lenora began. I didn’t like how she always took the lead. Maybe it was because she was the oldest, or more experienced, but I still felt bad for Miss Rue. She had real potential to lead.

"You must have felt the earthquake earlier. And then the sky turned red for a few seconds. That happened because innocent lives were taken in the North," she continued.

As soon as Lenora said that, I looked at Haiden and saw his fists clench. He was worried about Sadie, and I could feel it.

"No matter how many crusaders or lurkers we’ve sent back to the North, we haven’t found anyone alive," Miss Rue said.

That was her way of letting us know they had searched, but hadn’t found Sadie. My heart sank. Haiden lowered his head, and now that I understood why he was so concerned, it felt even worse.

"So what’s going on in the North now? What’s this new mission about?" Joshua asked, leaning against the window in the corner. I had almost forgotten he existed. When I left the academy to go home, I’d completely forgotten about all the other crusaders, except for my own squad.

"We got drone footage of a small village that was still alive," Ms. Lenora said. "They were planning to rebuild their population. Their mates were impregnated, and now many of the women have given birth. But the babies are being eaten alive by monsters. And the mothers, needing rest, can’t defend them."

The way she said it gave me chills. Everyone looked around, confused.

"So there’s no one specific monster this time?" I asked.

Lenora looked straight at me with a cold stare. I could already tell she held grudges. Our own ringleader had forgiven us for wanting to quit once, but Lenora? She was a bad apple. So was Mr. Rick. I felt bad for the people on their squads.

"This village is right between the woods and the largest city. So I hope you can carry out this mission without failure, because failure means losing lives," Lenora added.

I was still trying to process everything, and so was everyone else.

"So what exactly is our mission?" Oriana asked. Then she turned to me and gave a small head nod. I nodded back to say hi.

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