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

Chapter 68

Chapter 68

Clark’s jaw tightened.

“Good,” she said, her voice as sharp as glass. “Now get the hell out of my way.”

Clark’s lips parted slightly, surprised by her bluntness. Then, without another word, he grabbed the small bag containing his purchase, turned on his heel, and walked away.

Clara exhaled loudly. “Ugh. I can’t stand that man.”

Sarah didn’t reply immediately. Her nails dug into her palm, the anger still simmering beneath the

surface.

Clara placed a comforting hand on her arm. “Hey. Let’s go home, okay?”

Sarah nodded stiffly. “Yeah. Let’s go.”

They made their way to the parking lot. The night air was crisp, the distant hum of traffic filling the silence between them. Just as they were about to unlock the car doors, Sarah’s phone rang.

She pulled it out and frowned when she saw the caller ID.

Alex.

Her son.

The slight smile she had been forcing onto her face disappeared, replaced by a wary stillness. She

hesitated for a few seconds before answering.

“Hello.”

On the other end, Alex’s voice was hesitant. “Mom, when are you coming home?”

Sarah didn’t answer right away. Her grip on the phone tightened slightly.

Instead of giving him a direct reply, she asked, “What’s wrong?”

There was a pause.

Alex was sitting on the couch in the living room, flipping through the channels absentmindedly, when he said, “Mom, I’m bored, come back and play the game I didn’t finish earlier with me.”

Even though he had played through this game with Aunt Linda before, he was really bored right now

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and wanted his mom to play with him!

There was a pause. A longer one than usual. Then, finally, Sarah spoke.

need some time

blinked, caught off guard. His

we could play a game,” he suggested hesitantly. “Or we

firm but not unkind. “Not today. I’ll see you later, okay?”

He sat there, staring at his phone, confusion clouding

face.

believed his mother would drop anything for him. No matter

today

He loosened his tie, running a hand through his

he took in the scene before him.

couch, staring blankly at the television. Even the

untouched on the

frowned. “What’s

his arms. “Mom didn’t want to come home.”

down beside him. “Did

“She just

enough to recognize when something was wrong. She wasn’t the type to push Alex away unless something was really

probably tired,” Arnold said after a moment. “Sometimes adults need space

that answer. “But she’s *never* too

hair. “Even the strongest people need rest, kid. Give her

but he nodded. Arnold stayed with him for a while,

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happened

other side of the

home, setting down a velvet jewelry

box, and she reached for it eagerly. When she lifted the

curled into a delighted

tired nod and sank into the

asked,

answering. “I ran into

closed the jewelry box

“And?”

“She was as difficult as ever.”

and curiosity. “Is she still

Linda?”

you think? She refuses to let Linda join Studio STARLINE. She’s doing it out of

spite.”

her tongue,

of her in the first place. A woman like Sarah–what does

sister.”

herself. Arnold has already moved on. If she keeps this

them, Sarah’s actions were nothing but petty jealousy.

believed she was bitter that Linda had taken Alpha Arnold away, and now she was trying

in

was only drawing more attention to herself–and not the kind that would

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