Chapter 3

The maid couldn’t suppress the frown tugging at her lips as she overheard the careless exchange between

father and son.

The **Silver moon Pack’s territory stretched vast and wild, but with such size came peril. Its borders, rugged and unforgiving, were a haven for rogues.. feral wolves lurking in the shadows, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Patrolling these borders wasn’t a task taken lightly.

It was grueling, treacherous work that most wolves avolded at all costs.

Yet, for nearly half a year, Luna had volunteered to shoulder the burden.

She braved those dangers without hesitation, enduring hardships few could imagine.

What’s more, Arnold and Nora hadn’t seen each other in months.

The maid, ever loyal, spoke cautiously. “Alpha, you should contact her. Luna looked so sad when she left…”

Arnold merely scoffed, his lips curling into a dismissive smile.

“Her wolf is too weak to take care of itself for a few days.”

Without another word, he turned and strode back to his den.

**Angry?**

The idea seemed laughable.

Nora. .the meek, soft–hearted woman who wouldn’t even raise her voice–angry?

Absurd.

Later, in the dim glow of his study, Arnold ran his fingers along the sealed envelope she’d left behind.

He was just about to tear it open when his phone buzzed.

Linda.

Without hesitation, he tossed the envelope onto the desk and answered the call.

After I left. Alpha father and son went cr

Chapter 3

The conversation stretched longer than he’d intended, and as the minutes ticked by, the forgotten letter

remained untouched.

A cool breeze slipped through the open window, stirring the paper until it fluttered silently to the floor, landing out of sight beneath the heavy wooden desk.

Arnold didn’t come home that night.

Far away, in the backseat of a car, Nora counted her belongings.

She’d amassed a small fortune over the years.. not through luxury or privilege, but through hard, backbreaking work.

Devoting herself to the harshest and most exhausting tasks in the pack had left her with little time, or desire, to spend money.

for Arnold and Alex..and as a result, her savings. had

her card reflected several million dollars.

or Luna, but it was hers. Every penny hard–earned.

she once called her own,

limbs.

nights took their toll, and the moment she collapsed onto the bed, she drifted.

the first restful night she’d had in

long battled

cries that kept her up..nights spent rocking him in her arms until the sun peeked over

was the relentless tension

and attacks had left her nerves frayed, her body

had often chided her, reminding her that as Luna, she didn’t need to work

had only smiled, her

want Alex to be proud of me as his mom,” she

son went

20%

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words fell follow Foodish,

the world seemed

back

in as she pulled hock the curtains, warming the room and her

the weight pressing

small house, sweeping away dust

she finished, her

“Ding, ding”

skipped a beat.

her cell phone alarm

before recalling the purpose of that

rushed back, sharp

day of Alex’s birth had been

on the delivery table, her body

had stretched over

doctors had warned of the worst, yet against all odds, Alex had been

miracle in itself

with a price.

she first held him, frail but alive, Nora had been gripped by an overwhelming fear

his health.

him, fussing over every detail, and making sure he took supplements

child, constantly distracted by

him was through daily phone calls.. calls that served both as reminders and opportunities to chat, to check on his life, and to

she wouldn’t forget to call, especially on days when exhaustion Trom

those calls had

childlike voice refusing to be the first to hang

babble about his day, his friends, and even the smallest details that had made him laugh.

over time, things had

eagerness faded, replaced by

shorter, and his tone

had sensed it then.. the growing distance.

Someone soft and sweet, who wouldn’t nag him about vitamins or patrol

need her anymore.

tugged

thought, she deleted the alarm, silenced her phone, and grabbed

to get out and clear her head.

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