Moon Bound : The Alpha King's Unwanted Luna

“Miss?” A heavy pressure fell onto my shoulder. “Miss Lunaris?”My eyes shot open to see tall, bushy trees brushing the star-spotted sky until a face popped into view. It was the driver. “Miss, we’ve arrived at your destination.”I pushed up from the backseat to find the car door wide open where my head had been resting. The driver rounded the car to retrieve my luggage, revealing where I would now call home. “You’ve got to be kidding me.”I shifted closer to the open door to get a better look, blinking profusely as if what I saw would spontaneously morph into something better.But no matter how much blinking I did or how many times I repeated under my breath, “This is not happening,” the dark, horror-book-worthy castle still stood firmly erect in front of me. When I lifted my gaze, I could see small, black shapes shooting back and forth over the tiled roof of the castle. “Are those bats?” Just then, a lightning bolt came crashing down on the ground beside the car. Tiny sparks of fl

Helga escorted me to the dining hall and ditched me with a, “Find me after dinner. Have fun!” Then she hurried off, leaving me to the mercy of wide open doors and a massive room filled with students. My eyes shot toward the server bar, and I wondered if I could make it there, grab some food, and find a corner where no one would notice me. Or would I stick out like a sore thumb?There were so many people here that I was sure someone would notice me. And with my luck, it would be the loudest, mouthiest person in the room.I peered over my shoulder, considering finding the girl’s bathroom and hiding there until dinner was over, then head over to Helga. Doubt she’d be any wiser. I was about to choose the latter, turning away from the dining hall and going to look for the girl’s bathroom, when a girl around my age stepped into my view with a wide grin. “You must be Lana?” She swooped toward me, throwing her arms around me in a tight hug. “Hi, nice to meet you. I’m Hattie!”I blew a face