Crippled Luna's Farewell: Half A Life Without My Alpha's Deadly Deception

Chapter 50

The sound of a door opening startled him, and he shot up, hope lighting his face. “Mom?”

But the figure stepping through wasn’t Sarah.

Arnold entered, his broad shoulders casting a shadow against the hallway light.

Alex’s face fell slightly, disappointment etched in his expression.

“It’s just you,” he murmured, his tone soft but unmistakably let down.

Arnold crouched to meet his son’s eyes, his voice firm yet comforting.

“Your mother is busy tonight, Alex. But she’ll pick you up from school tomorrow.”

Alex’s frown eased a little at the reassurance, though his pout lingered. “She’s coming for sure?”

“For sure,” Arnold said, ruffling his son’s hair. “Now, off to bed, young man. No more waiting up.”

With a heavy sigh, Alex trudged to his room, his small footsteps echoing down the corridor.

Once the door to his room clicked shut, Arnold straightened, his calm demeanor slipping just slightly as he rubbed the back of

his neck.

He walked to his study, the quiet house enveloping him.

Settling into the chair behind his desk, he flipped open a file of work papers but found himself unable to focus.

Sarah had been gone too long.

The next morning, Alex was up earlier than usual, excitement buzzing through him.

favorite shirt, and

breakfast, he barely touched his food, craning his neck toward the front door every time

kindly, “you’ll need your strength for the day. Have a few more bites.”

Alex was too

his disappointment from the previous night replaced by a renewed sense of anticipation.

Alex

be here soon,” he murmured to himself, his

mother, of having her attention again, made his heart lighter.

he was

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the edge of the driveway, staring at the villa

grandeur of the structure hadn’t faded; the walls were still pristine,

everything felt

vibrant memories of laughter, warmth, and love that once filled this place

villa that had changed–it was

walls had walked out, leaving

she pushed open

room, standing near the large windows with his back to her.

through cast a soft glow

as he heard her enter, his expression

neither

mixture of familiarity and a distance

could, the sound of

Alex’s voice rang out as he bounded

to brace herself before Alex flung his arms around

mumbled, his

and running her fingers through his

missed you too, sweetheart,” she

pulled back just enough to look at her, his eyes bright. “Will