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!”

passed, but there

but her side remained

the screen, a lump

up!” Sarah’s voice cut through

open,

her.

aback by

she murmured, watching as he stomped downstairs.

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the kitchen, and there she was, Sarah’s mother in law,, her

interaction between mother

greeted, her voice

Sarah replied, trying to

old lady asked, referring to

left last night for some urgent matter.”

old lady’s lips thinned, a flicker of understanding passing through her gaze.

nothing more, her focus shifting to Alex,

duo made

they prepared to leave, Alex suddenly announced, “I need

Into the house, leaving his phone on

The screen lit up,

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

message was simple: “Don’t worry about yesterday. I’m not mad. See you

it wasn’t the text itself that caught Sarah’s attention, it was the

to the practice field was quiet, except for the occasional hum of

the passenger seat, his eyes glued to his

played on his lips, the kind she hadn’t seen

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

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