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

but her side remained

fingers hovered over the screen, a lump forming in his

Sarah’s voice cut through his

Alex shoved the room door open, storming out. “You’re

her.

aback by his sudden outburst.

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 in law,, her sharp

interaction between mother and son.

morning,” the old lady greeted, her

Sarah replied, trying to

old lady asked, referring to Alex’s

left last night for some urgent matter.”

thinned, a flicker of understanding passing through her gaze.

nothing more, her focus shifting to

quiet breakfast, the duo made their

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

back Into the house, leaving his

the device buzzed to life. The screen lit up, displaying

eyes instinctively darted to the phone. She knew it wasn’t her

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

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

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

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

on his lips, the kind she hadn’t seen directed at her in weeks.

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

and care,