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

Chapter 36

“It’s nothing!” he said hastily, pinning it to his shirt with practiced precision.

Sarah tilted her head, curious. “Nothing, huh?”

“It’s from Aunt Linda.” Alex admitted reluctantly, his tone softening as he stared at the badge.

The corners of his lips lifted into a rare smile.

“She gave it to me last week. I’m wearing it to cheer her on tonight at the Full Moon Speed Race.”

The mere thought of the race seemed to light a spark in Alex.

He straightened his posture, his earlier grumpiness momentarily forgotten.

But the flicker of happiness dimmed when he realized something.

Aunt Linda hadn’t called him yet today.

She was usually quick to reply to his texts, often sending him playful voice messages or sharing her plans for the day.

Alex’s chest tightened. Was she angry with him?

The memory of yesterday’s argument resurfaced, gnawing at his mind.

He’d accidentally spilled juice on her prized racing gloves, and although she’d laughed it off at the time, he couldn’t shake the feeling that she might be upset after all.

Frantically, he grabbed his phone and sent her a string of texts:

“Aunt Linda, are you mad at me?”

“I’m sorry about yesterday!”

“I like you more than Mom, okay? Don’t be angry, please!”

but there was

tried mindlinking her, but her side remained

a lump forming in his throat.

voice cut through his thoughts.

the room door open, storming out. “You’re so annoying!” he snapped, brushing

her.

aback by

into you?” she murmured, watching as he

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was a sound of feet coming towards the kitchen, and there she was, Sarah’s mother

mother and

old lady greeted, her voice calm yet probing.

Sarah replied, trying to mask her uncase.

the old lady asked, referring to Alex’s

last night for some urgent matter.”

a flicker of understanding

said nothing more, her focus shifting to Alex, who sat sullenly at the

duo made their

announced, “I need to use the

the house, leaving his phone on the

the device buzzed to life. The screen lit

instinctively darted to the phone. She knew it wasn’t her place to look, but curiosity got the better of

yesterday. I’m

text itself that caught Sarah’s attention, it was the conversation history below

except for

glanced at Alex in the passenger seat, his eyes glued to his phone, his fingers tapping away with

his lips, the kind she hadn’t

the messages she had accidentally seen earlier. Alex, who had been so cold and dismissive toward her, had been

were brimming with warmth and care, something he no longer seemed willing to