After I left Alpha father and son went crazy with regret

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.

Arnold and

the balance on her card

Alpha or Luna, but it was hers.

home she once called her own, exhaustion weighed heavily on her

limbs.

the moment she collapsed onto the

first restful night she’d

long battled

kept her up..nights spent rocking him in her

it was the relentless tension of

constant fear of ambushes and attacks had left her nerves frayed, her body permanently wired

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

smiled, her pride

proud of me as his mom,” she had

son went

20%

Fpty #

loodking back, those words fell

the world seemed

back

spilled in as she pulled hock the curtains, warming the

weight pressing down on her chest felt lighter.

house, sweeping away dust

she finished, her phone buzzed

“Ding, ding”

heart skipped

of her cell phone alarm startled Nora out of

the purpose of that ringtone..

rushed back, sharp

Alex’s birth had been harrowing.

the delivery table, her body trembling with exhaustion and pain.

over twenty–four grueling hours.

the worst, yet

miracle in itself

miracle came with a price.

first held him, frail but alive, Nora

his health.

and making sure he took supplements

playful child, constantly distracted by toys and

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

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

time, those

sweet, childlike voice

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

things had

replaced by short,

shorter, and his tone shifted from warmth

it then..

to have a new mom, wasn’t he? Someone soft

wouldn’t need her anymore.

bitter smile tugged at

alarm, silenced

out