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.

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

the balance on her card reflected

of an Alpha or Luna, but it was

modest home she once called her

limbs.

moment she

was the first restful night she’d had in years.

had long battled

early days, it was Alex’s cries that kept her up..nights spent rocking him in her arms

it was the relentless tension of border patrol.

ambushes and attacks had left her nerves frayed, her body permanently

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

smiled, her

of me as his mom,” she had said.

son went

20%

Fpty #

those words

woke, the world seemed different

back

the curtains, warming the room and

first time in years, the weight pressing down on her chest felt lighter.

tidied up the small house, sweeping away dust

finished, her phone

“Ding, ding”

skipped a beat.

of her cell phone alarm startled Nora

purpose of

back, sharp

day of Alex’s birth

the delivery table, her body trembling with exhaustion and

stretched over twenty–four grueling

yet against all odds, Alex had been born

miracle in itself

came with

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

his health.

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

a playful child,

that served both as reminders and opportunities to chat, to check on

call, especially on

a time, those calls

endlessly, his sweet, childlike voice refusing to be the first to

about his day, his friends, and even the smallest details that had

over time, things

by

and his tone shifted from warmth

it then.. the

a new mom, wasn’t he? Someone soft

wouldn’t need her anymore.

smile tugged

the alarm, silenced her phone,

time to get out and

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