Chapter 43

“Sarah,” Harrison said, his face flushed with excitement, “you can’t tell me you’re not in love with her now Isn’t she jur amazing?”

Sarah hesitated, a small smile playing on her lips.

Sarah found herself standing amidst the deafening cheers of the crowd, her emotions a quiet storm compared to the chans

around her.

She looked at Arnold once again, his focus entirely on Linda.

His eyes glimmered with admiration, a look she had long yearned for but never truly received.

A sudden thought crossed her mind.

What if I reached out? What if, just this once, he responded?

Her heart wavered, and despite her better judgment, she decided to try. Mindlinking Arnold, she sent a tentative message, *Arnold?*

Silence.

Her shoulders sagged as the realization settled in, though deep down, she wasn’t surprised.

*He won’t answer.* She thought, watching him with a bitter smile. Arnold’s gaze never left Linda, as if the world had narrowed to only her.

Sarah’s chest tightened, but she managed to smile, calm and composed, even as the faint sting of rejection lingered.

Turning on her heel, she walked away from the awards stage.

glance back, didn’t want to see Arnold’s oblivious

Harrison’s enthusiastic voice still carried

the Snowmoon Pack Alpha? She’s smart, fearless, and has a personality that’s as magnetic as her skills. No wonder she

heard every word but let it roll off her like water. Harrison hadn’t even

frustration, hurt, and an odd sense of clarity.

Linda.. Linda was simply being herself, shining in her own right.

with Arnold and the years she had spent hoping for something that never materialized.

the parking lot, a cool breeze brushed against her face, offering a small moment

for a fleeting moment, she thought

at the screen. It was nothing–a generic

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Farewell Half A Life

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the

her thoughts, soft yet

glow of streetlights as Sarah hurriedly walked toward her car, her thoughts.

and almost collided with someone coming from the opposite

she exclaimed,

where you’re going,” came the clipped response.

as their eyes met, recognition

neutral,

his expression hardening

a muscular build and an

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