Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165: 165-Merging

Clementine:

The way Joshua stepped back just to look at Suki and then at Jack on his left was the highlight of the day. We were no longer the center of attention.

"What are they saying, Suki?" Mr. Rick asked, his jaw clenched.

"I’m pretty sure you heard it loud and clear."

Then Miss Rue arrived and finally took a stand for us. The way she faced Mr. Rick, now that should be the highlight.

Yorick placed his hand on my waist and pulled me away to stand on the side, diverting all attention to the White Squad.

"They are lying," Suki said.

"Babe, there’s no way," she then turned to Joshua. "Just because they see me being friendly with Jack, they are accusing me of bulshit? We’ve been friends since we were kids." Suki’s voice held so much confidence, not once did she stutter.

"Right, we’ve been friends a long time. Of course, she’s friendly with him." Joshua instantly nodded, coming for her defense.

I noticed a little gulp run down Jack’s throat. I had caught them too, but of course, I stayed silent.

"That’s not true. If by friendly you mean putting his charging device in her portal, sure," Oriana mumbled. The others behind her laughed at her choice of words.

The fact that everyone forgot about the Green Squad so quickly shook me to my core.

"Miss Oriana, you need to choose your words wisely," Mr. Rick warned. Miss Lenora squeezed past everyone and stood beside Oriana.

"I think she did. She could have used far worse words," Miss Lenora said. Oriana started to smirk.

"Actually, you said you have cameras everywhere. So you definitely have cameras near the kitchen. That’s where I caught them sneaking in and fucking each other behind Joshua’s and everyone’s back. So while we’re talking about immorality, let’s focus on the ones we know did something wrong. And don’t accuse Clementine as she’s single, and there’s no proof she did anything wrong," Oriana stated.

I stared at her with a small, broken smile of appreciation. I would never have been able to prove I saw Jack and Suki together, and I wouldn’t have said it out of guilt for what would happen to them. Even when Oriana looked like the villain to some ringleaders and the White Squad, she was a hero to everyone else.

When Oriana spoke with such certainty, Suki’s eyes widened. She turned to Jack, who looked like he had met his death. The one person standing between them noticed it.

"Well, we’ll look into this matter and deal with it. For now, everyone should return to their rooms. Three lives were lost, so let’s not divert attention from the main subject," Mr. Rick said. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Now that Mr. Rick’s squad was under scrutiny again, he remembered it wasn’t fair to shift attention from the deaths to a scandalous topic.

"Anyway, let’s begin the food, and then we’ll make the announcement that will change the dynamic of the squad mates and the ringleaders," Mr. Rick added.

Hearing that made it hard to swallow our food. Everyone else seemed the same, except the White Squad. Their punishment had ended, so they could eat, but they were distant.

Suki seemed emotional, her eyes heavy with bags. Joshua’s face was red, and he grabbed his plate and sat at a table alone. Jack looked guilty. The other two members were just there, and I’m sure they felt awkward.

After we finished the meal, we waited curiously for the announcement.

"As you all know, we have lost many Crusaders. The Black Squad now has five members, after losing one in the initial testing stage. The White Squad has five members, having recently lost one. The Red Squad has three members, and the Blue Squad has three members. The headmaster has reached out and said we need to merge the squads."

As soon as that announcement was made, heads snapped up. I already knew what would happen now.

"With sadness and grief, we have to say goodbye to Mr. Brian, whose squad mates had all been wiped out. He would be heading back home until the next Crusaders arrived," Miss Lenora said goodbye, and everyone watched silently. They all hugged Brian. Anna sniffled and straightened her back.

"And we will also say goodbye to Ms. Anna, because her team will now be shifting to the Red Squad, making them six in number," the announcement continued.

The Blue Squad looked up, staring at the Red Squad, then at Lenora, who had delivered the announcement with a smile. Now it all made sense why Anna and Brian were the only ones upset.