AFTER I LEFT, ALPHA 133

Chapter 133

The phone call had drained the last ounce of Nora's patience.

She had spoken wearily, telling Alex to ask his father. She wasn't available.

That should have been enough, but Alex, as persistent as ever, refused to give up.

"But where are you now?" he pressed. "Can I come find you?"

She sighed, rubbing her temple. He was too young to remember the exact address of her new home.

Even if he did, she didn't want him showing up unannounced.

"No, Alex," she said firmly. "I'm resting, and tomorrow I have to go visit Grandma." Without waiting for

another plea, she ended the call.

The exhaustion clung to her as she returned home. She barely had the energy to change before collapsing onto her bed, sinking into a sleep so deep it felt like she had stopped existing. When she finally woke, it was to the sharp chime of the doorbell.

Dazed, she glanced at the clock. Nine in the morning. Who on earth...?

Then, the intercom buzzed. "Miss Nora, you have a visitor," the property owner informed her.

She moved toward the window and peeked through the blinds. A familiar black car was parked

downstairs. Arnold.

it, pretend she wasn't home. But before she could move away, her mind-link rang. His

home. Open

She exhaled

her apartment complex. The car door swung open, and a small

up to her,

forced a faint smile as Arnold stepped out, carrying Alex's

day with the kids," Arnold said as he reached her, his tone careful, “but

Chapter 133

the bite of sarcasm that slipped out, "You're

Instead of irritation, he said simply, "My father is

Nora stiffened.

with a presence so commanding that even after stepping down, his name still carried weight. Since joining the Werewolf

he

without looking at Arnold, she turned to Alex. "Say goodbye to

them, waved cheerfully at

her eye-a small

Her heart clenched.

memory surfaced. A week ago, Abby had gifted her a pair of

small. She had kept the larger one,

a

soft fabric slightly worn from handling. It was

been given to

late afternoon sun filtered through the window,

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