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 father hunched over his desk, working as usual.

voice filled with confusion. “Mom’s not

his papers, his

expecting this

here, son. She’s-” Arnold paused, trying to find the right words. “She’s busy with

had hoped for a different answer, one that

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today?” he asked, his small voice filled

words he wanted to

I’ll let you know when I hear from

nodded, but the uncertainty

mother since last night, and the silence in the house

back to his room, but his

was absorbed in her work at the studio,

quickly become an integral part of the new project team, and in just a few short days, she was already at the center

her focus sharp, her mind constantly moving

an escape–one

where she could pour herself into her work, leaving the complexities

together in a rhythm

when her mind would

pushed the thoughts away. She couldn’t afford to think about it

after a particularly long day, Sarah

Arnold, sent earlier that

had missed it in the flurry of work, but now, she read it with a mixture

a business trip. You’re coming home tonight, right?