Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 8

His Beta’s words hung unfinished, but Ethan already sensed the truth. Yet he refused to face the bloody reality before him, choosing dental instead.

“Impossible. Sarah couldn’t have discovered anything. She would have confronted me immediately—that’s her way. But she said nothing. Sent no messages these past two nights.”

“I explained everything about the feast. She accepted it!”

“She wouldn’t just vanish like this. I won’t allow it!”

“FIND HER! Search every territory, every den, every shadow!”

His voice cracked with Alpha command: “Bring her back alive, or… or bring me her body to bury with my own hands!”

The last words exploded from him with such force his Beta stumbled back, pale and shaking, before

rushing to track my scent.

mask of gentle concern. She slipped her arm through Ethan’s.

Sarah’s upset about me taking her place, isn’t she?

Sterling Pack, with all the Alpha Council present… to pull such

She’s being childish.”

I know

The Elders are waiting for the ceremonial toast.”

might have believed her sweet poison. Might have waited for me to come

primal and panicked

jerked away from her touch, his voice

warning. You’re only here as

eyes. The Pack Elders are not yours to claim.”

flashed in Alexandra’s eyes, but before she could speak, Rose bounded

Ethan’s ceremonial robes.

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