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.

exchanging ambition for anonymity as the Luna of her pack.

But now?

it wasn’t too late to start over.

Sarah settled down at the table with her breakfast and flipped through the latest jewelry design

a notification popped up

Avril and her team take first place in an international fashion design competition,

at the image accompanying the headline.

of the smiling faces in the photo

Classmates.

sketching designs,

future she had once been so sure of.

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

name be listed in that headline

far down that path,

A message.

we meet at the usual

sender was

senior and her

fingers hovered over the

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

typed out

she shut her laptop, grabbed her coat, and

café hadn’t changed

where she and her friends used to huddle over coffee cups, sketching drafts and bouncing

felt a wave of nostalgia wash over

“Sarah!”

warm voice called

saw Leo waving her over

handsome as ever, with sharp eyes and an

across from him, Sarah ordered a

keeping her tone light.

leaned back, a trace of amusement flickering across his

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a couple of projects that are in the

forced a small

well

voice faltered for

for a

Leo froze.

softly, his voice

to marry shortly after graduation, but the

the man she had married–had always been

clear that the years

Sarah smiled, a calm and almost practiced expression that barely

with a faint shrug. “It’s all in the past now.”

are your plans?

hesitated, the words caught somewhere between her heart

thought about it, but…”

unsure how to finish.