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

Chapter 63

Arnold sat at his desk, staring at the flickering screen of his computer.

The office was quiet, save for the occasional shuffle of papers and the soft hum of air conditioning.

His fingers drummed absentmindedly on the edge of his mug as he reflected on what had happened a week ago.

Sarah had walked into his office, her face flushed with frustration.

She had been struggling with her workload, feeling overwhelmed, and Arnold, in a moment of impatience, had suggested that maybe she should just quit if she couldn’t handle the pressure.

At the time, it seemed like the right thing to say.

It was supposed to be a push, a way of motivating her.

But now, with the silence in the office, he couldn’t help but wonder if he’d pushed too far.

He hadn’t heard from Sarah since then.

A week had passed, and while Arnold had assumed she would return to work by now, there had been no sign of her.

He’d almost convinced himself that it was just a temporary tantrum, a flare–up of emotions that would settle in due time.

But deep down, he wasn’t entirely sure.

The thought that she might not come back gnawed at him.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want her to leave–it was more that he hadn’t really expected her to go.

pushing away from his desk, and stood up.

at the clock–it was mid–afternoon.

usual without Sarah’s presence, but he

a cup from the shelf, filled it with warm water, and poured a small amount of moonwort tea into

took a sip, his thoughts lingering on Sarah.

Chapter 63

“She’s probably dealing

back.*

Starline, the atmosphere was different.

diligently at her desk,

the space she needed to think things through, and now she was back, not only ready to work but cager to

on a large project, one that had originally been

was a complicated piece of work that usually took him nearly a week

determination, had managed to finish it

she clicked “send” and forwarded the completed work to her colleague Maks, she leaned back in her chair, her eyes closing for a moment as she

given it her all. There was no way to know how her coworkers

file, his brow furrowing as he skimmed through

last page, his eyes widened,

he stammered, disbelief

“Do you see any changes that need to be made?” she

quickly scrolling through the file again.

incomplete, perhaps a mistake

he saw was a polished, professional piece of

was fast, but

his eyebrows, looking at Sarah with renewed respect.

it. This is great.