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

mindlinking her, but her

fingers hovered over the screen, a lump

Sarah’s voice cut

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

her.

aback by

gotten into you?” she murmured, watching as

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of feet coming towards the kitchen, and there she was, Sarah’s mother in law,,

between mother and son.

morning,” the old lady greeted, her voice

morning.” Sarah replied, trying

old lady asked, referring to Alex’s father.

night for some urgent matter.” Sarah

thinned, a flicker of understanding

she said nothing more, her focus shifting to Alex, who sat

made their way to the

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

the house, leaving his phone on the passenger seat.

life. The screen lit up, displaying a new message from

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

about yesterday. I’m not mad. See you tonight“.

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

except for the

his eyes glued to his phone, his fingers tapping away

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

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

brimming with warmth and