Surrender To Us, Our Luna (One Luna, Four Alphas)

“AlphaTroy!Overhere!”Iyelled,raisingmyhandforhelp.Iwasunderattackbyamonsterwhilesavingmymates.Thefourofthemheardmecryoutasthecreatureclawedmeandslammedmeagainstthewall.“Helpme!”Igasped,buttheirattentionshiftedwhenasoftcrycamefromtheotherside.ItwasOriana,thegentleprincessandawarrior,acombinationmostmenlustedafter.Butnotmymates.Theywereinmytroupe,myfriends,mylovers.Wesharedabed,abond.Iknewtheywouldsaveme.“Ohhh!I’mgoingtodie,”shewhimperedagain,thoughshecouldhavestoodupeasily.Themonster’sfocuswasonme.“Yorick!”Iscreamed,reachingforanotherofmymates,strugglingtoescape,mylegtangledinsilverchains.Mymateslookedatmeandthenather—andIsawit.Theshineofloveintheireyes.Inaheartbeat,theyrantoher.Myheartslowed.Tearswelledup.Orianahadwarnedme:whenitcamedowntoit,theywouldchooseher.ShetoldmetheyonlyusedmetopasstimeinthedormroombecauseIagreedforgangbangwhileothershe-wolvesdidnot.Andnow,rightbeforemyeyes,theywereleapingintobattle—forher.“We’llcomebackforyou,don’tworry,”Haidenshouted,asifthaterasedthebetrayal.Atthatmoment,themonsterturnedbacktome.AndIknewtherewouldbenosavingme.SoIprayedthey’dlivelongenoughtoregrettheirchoice.---Clementinehadspentherlifeastheinsufferabledaughterofanalpha—tough,rebellious,anduninterestedinlove,especiallyinaworldwheremalewolveswereallowedmultiplemates.Tiredofherattitude,herstepmotherforcedherintoanacademybuilttotrainfightersagainstdeadlymonsters.Onherfirstday,Clementinewasshockedtofindherroommatesweretheworstpeoplefromherpast:-AlphaYorick,herbitterex-boyfriend-AlphaTroy,herex–bestfriendwhobelievedshebetrayedhim-AlphaHaiden,thebullywhohadmadeherlifehell-AndAlphaIan,herformercellmatewhothoughtshemanipulatedhimintopunishmentTheyallseemedtowantrevenge.Butwhentheyfoughtsidebysideonthebattlefield,somethingstrangehappened–Clementinefeltamatebondwithallofthem.Atfirst,thingsturnedsteamy.Hatredbecamedesire.Tensionturnedintopassion.Butthen,Clementinesawthetruth:whenitcamedowntoit,theywouldalwayschoosesomeoneelseoverher.Tothem,shehadonlyeverbeenadistraction,atoytoshareandthrowaway.