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!”

there

her, but her side remained eerily silent.

over the screen, a lump forming in his throat.

Sarah’s voice cut through his

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

her.

aback by

into you?” she murmured, watching as he stomped downstairs.

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there she was, Sarah’s

between mother and

greeted, her voice calm yet

replied, trying to mask her

asked,

night for some urgent matter.” Sarah explained.

flicker of understanding passing

nothing more, her focus shifting to Alex,

breakfast, the duo made

suddenly announced, “I need to use the restroom. Wait here.”

house, leaving his phone

device buzzed to life. The screen

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

yesterday.

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

except for the occasional

the passenger seat, his eyes glued to his phone,

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

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

with warmth and care, something he no longer