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.

her off guard, and before she could

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hers.

she

her lips as

she could hit the ground, a firm

her before she found herself pressed against

of pine and something distinctly

a second, everything felt still.

Arnold.

as she tilted her head up,

unreadable, but his hold was steady, his grip firm yet careful.

the position they

moment. Then, without hesitation, he pushed her away. There was no warmth in his touch, no flicker of emotion in

to register the familiar scent of pine and something uniquely Arnold before she was

Her heart clenched.

that she fully realized who she

Arnold.

Her husband.

the man

through her veins. Her face turned pale as she straightened herself and took a step back. The weight of a hundred eyes pressed down on her. She

had

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