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.

pushing the door open to see his father hunched over his desk, working as

said quietly, his voice filled with confusion. “Mom’s

looked up from his papers, his expression

had been expecting

Arnold paused, trying to find the right words. “She’s busy with work. But don’t worry,

a different answer,

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she coming back today?” he asked, his small

to say getting stuck in his

know when I hear from

the uncertainty in his eyes

the silence in the house made him feel uneasy.

but his

next few days, Sarah was absorbed in her

an integral part of the new project team, and in just a few short days, she was

sharp, her mind constantly moving from

escape–one

herself into her work, leaving the complexities of her personal life behind.

rhythm of tasks, meetings, and

she threw herself into the work, there were moments when her mind would drift back to Arnold, to Alex, to the life she

She couldn’t afford to think

evening, after a particularly long day, Sarah

from Arnold,

the flurry of work, but now, she read

trip. You’re coming