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.

thoughtful tokens for Arnold and Alex..and

her card

of an Alpha or Luna, but it

arrived at the modest home she once called her own, exhaustion weighed

limbs.

of travel and sleepless nights took their toll, and the moment she collapsed onto the bed, she drifted. into a deep, dreamless sleep.

restful night she’d had in

had long battled with

that kept her up..nights spent rocking

the relentless

attacks had left her nerves frayed, her body

her that as Luna, she didn’t need to work herself to the

only smiled, her pride shining

proud of me as

son went

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words fell follow

she woke, the

back

pulled hock the curtains, warming

the weight

tidied up the small house, sweeping away dust

she finished,

“Ding, ding”

heart skipped

phone alarm startled

froze for a moment before recalling the purpose of that ringtone.. it was her reminder

rushed back, sharp and

of Alex’s birth

hemorrhaged on the delivery table, her

stretched over

worst, yet against all odds, Alex had

miracle in itself

miracle came with

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

his health.

fussing over every detail, and making sure he took supplements

child, constantly distracted

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

even set alarms to make sure she wouldn’t forget to call, especially on days when exhaustion Trom work

time, those calls had

voice refusing to be the

friends, and even the smallest details that had made

things

by

shorter, and his tone

had sensed it then.. the growing

a new mom, wasn’t he? Someone soft and sweet, who wouldn’t

wouldn’t need

bitter smile tugged at Nora’s

she deleted the alarm, silenced her

get out and

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