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.

she arrived at the modest home she once called her own,

her limbs.

she collapsed onto

the first restful night she’d had in

had long battled with

that kept her up..nights spent rocking

was the relentless tension of border patrol.

fear of ambushes and attacks had left her nerves frayed, her body permanently

as Luna, she didn’t need to work herself to the

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bone.

had only smiled, her pride

be proud of me as his

looking back, those words

she woke, the world

in as she pulled back the

first time in years, the weight pressing down

up the small house, sweeping away dust

finished,

“Ding, ding”

skipped a

sudden blare of her cell phone alarm

purpose of that ringtone.. it

Alex.

rushed back, sharp and vivid.

Alex’s birth had been

delivery table, her body trembling with exhaustion

labor had stretched over twenty–four grueling hours.

the worst, yet against all odds, Alex had been born

miracle in itself.

came with

alive, Sarah

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caring for him, fussing over every detail, and making sure he took supplements regularly to strengthen

child, constantly distracted by toys and games.

way Sarah could keep track of him was through daily phone calls.. calls that served both as reminders and opportunities to chat, to

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

upon a time, those calls had been

childlike voice refusing to be the first

friends, and even the

over time, things had

eagerness faded, replaced by short, distracted replies.

his tone shifted from warmth to impatience.

then.. the growing distance.

new mom, wasn’t he? Someone soft and sweet,

patrol duties.

need her

bitter smile tugged at

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

out and clear her

Meanwhile, across town

through his closet, tossing clothes aside

I had custom–made last year? I

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wringing