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

Chapter 17

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 avoided 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 Sarah 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.

Sarah..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.

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Without hesitation, he tossed the envelope onto the desk and answered the call

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, Sarah 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.

Her expenses were limited to gifts.. thoughtful tokens for Arnold and Alex…and as a result, her savings had quietly grown.

Now, the balance on her card reflected several million dollars.

It wasn’t the wealth of an Alpha or Luna, but it was hers. Every penny hard–earned.

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

her limbs.

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

was the first restful night she’d

had long battled with

her up..nights spent rocking him in her arms until the sun

the relentless tension of border

had left her nerves frayed, her body permanently

her that as Luna,

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bone.

had only smiled, her pride shining through.

proud of me as his

those words felt hollow. Foolish, even.

woke, the

she pulled back the curtains, warming the room and

first time in years, the weight pressing down on her

small house, sweeping away dust and memories.

as she finished,

“Ding, ding”

skipped a

sudden blare of her cell phone alarm startled Sarah

purpose of that

Alex.

sharp and vivid.

birth had

had hemorrhaged on the delivery table, her

stretched over twenty–four grueling hours.

times, the doctors had warned of the worst, yet against all odds, Alex had been born

miracle in itself.

miracle came with

but alive, Sarah had been gripped by an overwhelming fear

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every detail, and

Alex had been a playful child, constantly distracted by toys

was through daily phone calls.. calls that served both as reminders and opportunities to chat, to check on his life, and to

forget to call, especially on days when exhaustion from work threatened to overtake her.

those calls had

sweet, childlike voice refusing to

and even

time, things had

eagerness faded, replaced by short, distracted

shorter, and his tone shifted from

it then..

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

patrol

need

bitter smile tugged at Sarah’s lips.

the alarm,

time to get out and

Meanwhile, across town

through his closet, tossing clothes aside in

shirt? The one I had custom–made last

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hesitated, wringing her