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.

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

voice filled with confusion. “Mom’s

his papers, his

expecting this question.

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

for a different answer, one

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asked, his small voice

he wanted to

I’ll let you know when I hear from her, okay?”

the uncertainty in his eyes

the silence in the house

back to his room, but his thoughts stayed with Sarah. Where could

days, Sarah was absorbed

the new project team, and in just a few short days, she was

her mind constantly moving from one task to

an escape–one she needed.

could pour herself into her work, leaving the complexities

days blended together in a rhythm of tasks,

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

couldn’t afford to think

particularly long day, Sarah finally checked her phone.

from Arnold,

but now, she read it with a mixture of exhaustion and hesitation.

trip. You’re coming home