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

But now?

wasn’t too late to start over.

settled down at the table with her breakfast and flipped

popped up on her phone.

take first place in an international fashion design competition, earning partnerships

stared at the image

of the smiling faces in the photo

Classmates.

back–late nights sketching designs, sharing

future she had once been so sure of.

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chosen marriage and motherhood right after graduation, who

listed in that headline too?

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

A message.

we meet at the

sender was Leo

senior and her

fingers hovered over the screen.

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

typed out a reply and

shut her laptop, grabbed her coat, and

café hadn’t changed at

same quaint little corner where she and her friends used to huddle over coffee cups, sketching drafts and bouncing ideas off each other late into

felt a wave of nostalgia wash

“Sarah!”

voice

waving her

ever, with sharp eyes and an easy

across from him, Sarah ordered a coffee and then

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

trace of amusement flickering across

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Picked up a couple of projects that are in the early

forced a small smile.

doing well too. Just…”

voice faltered for a

for a divorce.”

Leo froze.

sorry,” he said softly, his voice tinged

marry shortly after graduation,

always been

at her, it was clear that the

and almost practiced expression that barely hid the weight behind

a faint shrug. “It’s all in

What are your plans? Have you thought about coming back

the words caught somewhere between her heart and

thought about it, but…”

trailed off, unsure