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,

her limbs.

the moment she collapsed onto the bed, she drifted into a deep,

night

long battled

up..nights spent rocking him in her

the relentless

left her nerves frayed, her body permanently wired for

had often chided her, reminding her that as Luna,

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bone.

smiled,

want Alex to be proud of me as his mom,”

looking back, those words felt hollow. Foolish,

the

as she pulled back the curtains, warming the room and her

time in years, the weight pressing down on her chest

the small house, sweeping away dust and memories.

finished, her

“Ding, ding”

heart skipped a

of her cell phone alarm startled Sarah

the purpose of

Alex.

back, sharp and vivid.

Alex’s birth had been harrowing.

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

had stretched over twenty–four grueling hours.

worst, yet against all odds, Alex had been born

miracle in itself.

miracle came with a

but alive, Sarah had been gripped by an overwhelming

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over every detail, and making sure he took supplements regularly to

had been a playful child, constantly distracted by toys

keep track of him was through daily phone calls.. calls that served both as reminders and opportunities to chat, to check on his life, and to soothe her maternal worries.

alarms to make sure she wouldn’t forget to call, especially on

time, those calls had been precious.

voice refusing to be the first

his friends, and even the smallest details that had made him laugh.

time, things had changed.

by short,

tone shifted from warmth to

sensed it then..

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

patrol duties.

need

smile tugged

second thought, she deleted the alarm, silenced her phone, and grabbed

was time to get out and clear her head.

Meanwhile, across town

closet, tossing clothes aside in frustration.

shirt? The one I had custom–made

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A Life Without My

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wringing