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.

all behind, exchanging ambition for anonymity as the

But now?

late to start

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

up on

team take first place in an international fashion

at the image accompanying

in the photo were familiar.

Classmates.

back–late nights sketching designs, sharing

she had once been so sure

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right after

name be listed in that headline

she could spiral too far down that path, another notification interrupted her

A message.

meet at the usual

was Leo Wood.

former senior and her old design

over

time since they last talked, since Sarah quit the

she typed out a

grabbed her coat, and drove

changed

huddle over coffee cups,

felt a wave

“Sarah!”

warm voice

waving her

as ever, with sharp eyes and an easy smile.

ordered a coffee

while,” she said, keeping her tone light. “How

trace of amusement flickering

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bad. Picked up a couple of projects that are in the early stages.

a

well too. Just…”

voice faltered for a

a divorce.”

Leo froze.

said softly, his voice

Sarah chose to marry shortly after graduation, but the details

the man she had married–had always

her, it was clear that the

smiled, a calm and almost practiced expression that barely hid the weight behind it.

faint shrug. “It’s all

about now? What are your plans? Have you thought about coming back to the

somewhere between her

thought about it,

unsure how to