Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas) novel Chapter 524

Chapter 524: 524-Clementine Is Dead

Haiden:

I felt pain when Fauna started to reject me.

It was something I deserved. I had been dismissive toward her, and when she did the same to me, I felt like I was losing my mind.

I pulled her aside to question her. She carelessly claimed that I did not love her.

"It is a lie," I insisted.

She placed her hands on her waist and stared at me with her chipmunk cheeks and wide eyes.

"I do not hate you," I muttered under my breath, guilt pressing against my chest.

"You were going to reject me," she repeated.

"No, Fauna. I said I was going to reject you, but I am not even sure if I could," I confessed, turning away from her.

She studied my face in silence.

Before either of us could say more, a car pulled up and honked at ours to move. It had to stop because our vehicle blocked the way.

"What is going on? Is someone important here?" a man called from the passenger seat, leaning out the window.

He froze when he saw Fauna standing with me. A frown formed on his forehead.

Then his gaze shifted to Ian, and something clicked.

That was Grant. He was the one who kept the data on everyone.

The moment the driver tried to move again, our lurkers, the headmaster, and Ian rushed toward the car.

Ian moved fast. He yanked the backseat door open and dragged Grant out, hauling him across the road toward our cars.

The warriors with Grant were outnumbered. They fled with the driver.

Grant watched them go and grunted in anger when they did not stay to save him.

"I do not understand why you are holding me here. What did I do wrong?" Grant panicked, dropping to his knees in front of us and looking around.

"Oh, you will find out soon," Ian growled as he drove another punch into him.

I understood that Ian was angry. Still, the violence felt unnecessary before the truth came out.

But I stayed silent and let him handle it.

It was his mate they had taken from him.

And now, when Fauna spoke to Ian and ignored me, jealousy twisted inside me. It made me realize how real it was.

Jealousy among mates was not a joke.

"All we want to know is where Nook is," the headmaster stated, stepping forward and placing a hand on his son’s shoulder to pull him back before questioning Grant.

"Nook? Who is that and what do I have to do with him?" Grant muttered, acting confused.

I noticed Ian’s jaw clench again. It was a clear sign he would not let any lies slide.

"You know we were looking for you, don’t you?" Ian snapped.

Grant acted as if this was the biggest news he had ever heard. He looked at me in confusion, then turned his head toward Fauna, since he already knew us.

It felt like a cry for help and also a hint that he wanted to know what was really going on.

"Answer what he’s asking you," I muttered, making it clear that he could not just keep looking at us for help.

We were not going to help him. We only wanted him to tell the truth, but he was making it difficult.

"But I’m being honest with you. I have no clue who Nook is. And I don’t understand why you’re asking me this question."

At that point, he was really pushing the limits.

I stepped back and gestured toward Ian, giving him a look that said I was done. He was all his.

That seemed to scare Grant because the moment he saw Ian walk toward him, he covered his head with his hands.

"I’m innocent. What am I being punished for?" he screamed, beginning to cry.

"Do you know it is illegal to attack someone like this? We pack members need to stick together," he went on, speaking nonsense.

As he kept rambling, Ian approached him, grabbed him by the back of his head, and struck him several times before the man realized that no one was buying his act.

"Okay, wait. I remember Nook. Oh yeah, I remember. He does business, right?" the man spoke in haste, trying to get us to stop Ian. The Headmaster told Ian to take a break.

"The man who had Clementine, that is who Nook is, and you know that," the Headmaster muttered to Grant.

Ian stepped back because it was time for Grant to be honest with us.

He straightened his posture, but his eyes lingered on the ground.

"Yeah. Nook," he uttered to himself.

"Tell us, where was Clementine taken after Nook was killed?" Ian demanded.

As soon as Ian said that, the man lifted his head, then shrugged.

"I don’t know."

That was all he said before Ian lunged at him again.

As Ian began punching him, the man started to break.

"Okay, fine. I know. I know. And no, Nook is not dead. He lied to you."

I pulled out my phone and stepped aside, gesturing for Fauna to stay with Ian. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

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