Chapter 38

sking up. “I just wanted to say hi.“

Aunt Linda,” Alex replied without looking up.

Nora’s chest tightened, but she said nothing. She didn’t stop him.

The car ride continued in silence, save for the fam tapping of Mex’s hugers on his phone,

Nora kept her eyes on the road, though her mind was elsewhere.

She told herself it didn’t matter, that Linda’s presence in Alex’s life didn’t diminish her role as his mother.

But the lingering ache told a different story.

The message from Linda arrived just as Alex was putting his books into his backpack

He glanced at his phone, his heart pounding in worry.

**Just a minor illness, AlexTM Linda’s text read. “No need to worry. Rest up, focus on school, and I’ll be fine.“”

Alex frowned, chewing his bottom lip.

He knew Linda hated being fussed over, but her vague assurances didn’t sit well with him.

His fingers flew over his phone screEIL

**Til come by right after school, Aunt Linda. Don’t try to talk me out of it.”

before she

slipped his phone into his pocket, he recalled

made

told her Id visit Linda, Alex murmured to himself.

that mean she’s okay with it?

appeased. Alex’s

hurried to school, his steps light with

watching Alex’s retreating figure with

disappeared, she let out a soft sigh and

brows furrowed. Today was circled in red

voice tinged with relief and apprehension “After today. I can finally focus entirely on my

deep breath, Nora collected her

at the office, the usual hum of activity buzzed around her, but something

The as if

id anticipation had been deflated.

at Megan, who sat at her deck with a

face, Megan? Nora

“I was really looking forward to seeing him today. You

Chapter 38

fought the urge to roll her eyes.

with Alpha Arnold was well known, and while most of their colleagues humored her, Nora

had a good reason, Nora said briskly, logging into her computer

hadn’t shown up. “Linda must have gotten

felt a dull ache building in her temples.

stretched before heading to the pantry for

familiar aroma of freshly brewed coffee filled the air, soothing her frayed

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