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

Chapter 72

Her heart skipped a beat before it started racing.

She hadn’t expected this. She thought she would have to prove herself again, that she would need to fight for a place, but here was Colton, offering her another chance. A second chance.

Joy surged through her chest, making it almost difficult to breathe. “I would be honored,” she said immediately, her voice slightly breathless with excitement. “It would be my privilege to be your disciple.”

A rare approving nod from Colton was her answer.

When she and Leo stepped out of the lounge, both of them were smiling. Leo stretched his arms and glanced at her with a teasing smirk. “Well, little sister,” he said with exaggerated seriousness, “I guess you’re officially part of the family now.”

Sarah smiled softly and shook her head. “Should I call you senior now?”

Leo shrugged. “Maybe so, after all, you’re the new kid on the block in Colton’s world.”

Despite the playful banter, a part of Sarah still felt a little nervous. After the excitement of officially becoming Colton’s disciple settled, reality hit her–she had a long road ahead. Colton had already given her several tasks, and even as they walked, her mind was racing, conceptualizing how she would complete them.

As they stepped into the main hall, they were immediately met with the stares of the crowd.

Curious eyes followed them, filled with a mixture of admiration, envy, and shock.

Among them were Arnold and Linda.

Clark and Jenna were there too, their faces painted with disbelief.

Sarah caught their skeptical expressions and felt an odd sense of satisfaction. These were the very people who had once looked down on her. They had dismissed her as unimportant, insignificant. And now, they had to watch as she walked out of that lounge, not as someone in the shadows, but as Professor Colton’s new student.

But she didn’t let her emotions show. Keeping her composure, she walked past the crowd, her steps steady.

Just as she was nearing Arnold’s vicinity, someone near her suddenly turned around without warning.

unexpected movement caught her off guard, and before she could react, their shoulder

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hers.

off balance, she stumbled forward.

her lips as she lost control

the ground, a firm grip

registered the strong arms around her before she found herself pressed

and something distinctly masculine

everything

Arnold.

her head up, only to find his golden–brown

expression was unreadable, but his hold was steady,

realizing the position they were

cold, his expression emotionless as he held her upright for only a moment. Then, without hesitation, he pushed her away. There was no warmth in his touch, no flicker of emotion

of pine and something uniquely Arnold before

Her heart clenched.

was only then that she fully

Arnold.

Her husband.

rather, the man who once was.

turned pale as she straightened herself and took a step back. The weight of a

whispers had

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