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

Chapter 65

That night, Arnold sat in the living room, flipping through paperwork, but his mind kept drifting.

He glanced at the clock on the wall. It was getting late. Sarah hadn’t returned yet.

The house felt oddly empty without her presence.

His thoughts churned. He had expected her to come back after dinner, especially since Alex would be waiting for her.

But she hadn’t. He checked his phone again, but there were no messages from her.

He sighed, a mixture of frustration and confusion filling him.

Where could she be? His mind ran over the possibilities, but none made sense.

He tried to push it aside, telling himself that maybe she just needed more time, but deep down, he wasn’t

so sure.

The next morning, Alex knocked on Sarah’s door as usual, eager to go to school.

He had grown accustomed to seeing his mother in the mornings, but today, the door didn’t open.

After a moment of hesitation, Alex knocked again, louder this time.

“Mom?” he called, his voice tinged with uncertainty.

The door didn’t budge.

Frowning, Alex turned and walked down the hallway toward Arnold’s office.

his

quietly, his voice filled with confusion.

looked up from his papers, his expression

had been expecting

Arnold paused, trying to find the right words. “She’s

didn’t seem convinced. He had hoped for a different

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asked, his small voice filled with

words he wanted to say getting stuck in

sure. I’ll let you know

uncertainty

his mother since last night, and the silence in the house

and walked back to his room, but his thoughts stayed with Sarah.

Sarah was absorbed

project team, and in just a few short days, she was already at the center of

focus sharp, her mind constantly moving from one task to the next.

escape–one she

a familiar refuge where she could pour herself into

a rhythm of tasks,

moments when her mind would drift back to Arnold, to Alex, to the

thoughts away. She couldn’t afford to think

evening, after a particularly long day, Sarah finally

message from Arnold, sent earlier that afternoon.

now, she read it with a mixture of

business trip. You’re coming home tonight,