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

Chapter 73

A warm feeling spread through her chest.

Leo had always been like this. Caring, dependable.

Even when the world whispered cruel things, even when people assumed the worst of her, Leo had always stood by her side.

But at the same time, a bitter sadness crept into her heart.

Because she knew. Leo wasn’t the one she had once longed for.

And the man she had once given her heart to stood right in front of her, unwilling to even ask if she was alright.

The crowd around them grew silent as Leo carried her effortlessly through the hall. People exchanged looks, their initial assumptions wavering.

“Wait…. is she really after Arnold?”

“She and Leo look so close.”

“Maybe we misunderstood.”

Even those who had been quick to mock her a moment ago now hesitated. Seeing Leo hold her so protectively, seeing the way he acted without shame or hesitation, made some question their earlier thoughts.

Sarah, too, felt the shift in the atmosphere.

But it didn’t matter. Because she knew the truth.

Leo carried her to a nearby seating area, gently setting her down. He immediately knelt before her, reaching for her foot.

As soon as he removed her high heel, she inhaled sharply. Her ankle was already swollen.

Leo’s jaw tightened. “You should have said something.”

“I didn’t notice until now,” she admitted softly.

Without hesitation, he called for a waiter. “Bring a doctor,” he ordered. “And get her a pair of flat shoes.”

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rushed off to fulfill his

Leo gently lifted her calf to check her injury, Sarah felt an odd mix of emotions. Warmth, gratitude… but also a lingering ache deep

it was from

who truly cared for her in this room wasn’t the man

her mate.

away, Linda had been watching the entire exchange.

pressed into a

word, she turned away, her expression unreadable.

Arnold for

care about his reaction. And yet, some foolish part of her couldn’t stop

was stiff, and his grip on the wine

but there was something heavy in his stare–something that made

if sensing his turmoil,

against his shoulder. “Arnold,” she purred, her voice

fingers twitched slightly, still gripping the fractured

moment, it seemed as

the glass

had been made.

turned away from Sarah without a word and walked

in her chest.

had chosen.

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to Leo, who had been carefully tending to her injury.

prescribing some medicine. “It’s a mild sprain,” he reassured her. “Avoid putting too much weight on it

you,” she said, grateful for his

opened the small medicine bottle. “I’ll do

shook his head, his grip firm yet gentle.

him carefully apply the cooling ointment to her ankle. His touch

a stark contrast to Arnold’s reaction.