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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.

she arrived at the modest home she once called

her limbs.

the moment she collapsed onto the bed, she

was the first restful night she’d had

long battled with insomnia.

Alex’s cries that kept her up..nights spent rocking him in her arms until the sun

it was the relentless tension

her nerves frayed,

that as Luna, she

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bone.

smiled, her pride shining through.

proud of me as his mom,” she had said.

looking back, those words felt

woke, the

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

time in years, the weight pressing down on her

small house,

she finished, her phone

“Ding, ding”

heart skipped a beat.

blare of her cell phone alarm startled

purpose of

Alex.

back, sharp and vivid.

birth

hemorrhaged on the delivery table, her body

over

yet

miracle in itself.

came with a

Sarah had been gripped by an overwhelming fear for his

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every detail, and making sure he took supplements regularly to strengthen his

been a playful child, constantly distracted by

Sarah could 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

call, especially

upon a time, those calls

voice refusing to be the first to

would babble about his day, his friends, and even the smallest details that had

time, things had

by short,

and his tone shifted from warmth to

it then.. the

a new mom, wasn’t he?

patrol duties.

wouldn’t need her

bitter smile tugged at Sarah’s

a second thought, she deleted the alarm, silenced

was time to get out and clear her

Meanwhile, across town

his closet, tossing

navy–blue shirt? The one I had custom–made last year? I need it for the trip!”

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hesitated, wringing

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