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

Chapter 20

In the divorce settlement, Sarah had made her stance crystal clear… she was relinquishing custody

of Alex.

But that didn’t mean he had stopped being her son.

This bond was not something that could be cut off so quickly, and maternal instincts still made Sarah feel extremely responsible for him.

So, when Alex abruptly hung up on her, Sarah’s heart sank. A prickle of unease crept up her spine, and without wasting a moment, she called back.

The phone rang and rang, but Alex didn’t answer.

Instead, he turned his little face away from the screen, his lips pressed into a pout as he stubbornly ignored the call.

As much as he missed his mother, he already kind of regretted making the call.

Sarah’s worry deepened. She didn’t like this silence.. not one bit.

Acting quickly, she dialed the maid’s number.

The maid picked up almost immediately, her voice hurried but steady.

“Young Master should be fine, Luna. I’ll go check on him right away and call you back.”

Hearing this, Sarah exhaled, some of the tension easing from her shoulders.

“Thank you. Please let me know as soon as you can.”

Upstairs, the maid knocked gently before stepping into Alex’s room.

“What happened, young master? Your mother was worried.”

Alex blinked innocently.

“Oh, that?” He forced a sheepish smile. “I must’ve pressed it by accident.”

The maid studied him for a moment but saw nothing unusual

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“All right,” she said before heading downstairs to report back.

Alex watched her leave, only allowing himself to relax once the door shut behind her.

That was close.

He couldn’t let Sarah come back and ruin the travel plans he had been so excited about.

Meanwhile, Sarah listened to the maid’s update and sighed with relief.

Everything was fine… at least for now.

It’s been two weeks since she moved out of the villa.

In that time, Sarah had gradually adjusted to the peace and quiet of her new life.

Once upon a time, it was within the walls of that house that she had finished her university studies, driven and determined to carve out a name for herself in the werewolf community.

behind, exchanging ambition for anonymity as the

But now?

wasn’t too late to start over.

Sarah settled down at the table with her breakfast and flipped through the latest jewelry design trends on her laptop.

up on her

an international fashion design

at the image accompanying

of the smiling faces in the photo

Classmates.

came flooding back–late nights sketching designs, sharing ideas, and dreaming about

she had once been so sure

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chosen marriage and motherhood right after graduation, who knew where she

be listed in that

down that path, another notification interrupted her

A message.

at

sender was Leo Wood.

and her old design partner.

fingers hovered over

It’s been a long time since they last talked, since Sarah quit the

typed out a reply and hit

laptop, grabbed her coat, and drove to the

hadn’t changed at

her friends used to huddle over coffee cups, sketching drafts and bouncing ideas off

felt a wave of nostalgia

“Sarah!”

voice called

her over from a corner table.

as ever, with sharp eyes

across from him, Sarah ordered a coffee and

said, keeping her tone light. “How

leaned back, a trace of amusement flickering across his features.

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couple of projects that are

forced a small

well too. Just…”

voice faltered for a

a

Leo froze.

he said softly, his

had known that Sarah chose to marry shortly after

man she had married–had always been

at her, it was clear that the years hadn’t

calm and almost practiced expression that barely

nothing,” she said with a faint shrug. “It’s all in

studied her carefully before asking, “What about now? What are your plans? Have you

between her heart and her lips.

about it,

unsure