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

Leo shrugged. “It’s right outside.”

Her heartbeat quickened slightly.

So, Cole had ignored her request and sent the car over anyway.

A strange feeling settled in her chest.

Ever since their last encounter, Cole’s attitude toward her had noticeably softened. But why?

Leo noticed the way Sarah’s face stiffened, her fingers tightening around her phone. He frowned slightly, sensing something was off.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, his voice laced with concern.

Sarah quickly masked her emotions and shook her head. “Nothing,” she said lightly, but there was a distant look in her eyes.

She unlocked her phone, scrolling through her contacts until she found Cole’s number. Without hesitation, she transferred the exact amount he had spent on her car repairs and sent him a brief message acknowledging the payment.

Barely a second passed before her phone vibrated with an incoming call.

Sarah hesitated, then sighed and picked up.

“Cole.”

“You didn’t have to send the money back,” his voice came smoothly through the line, tinged with something she couldn’t quite place.

Sarah’s grip on her phone tightened. “I don’t like owing favors,” she stated firmly.

Cole exhaled, a soft chuckle escaping. “Stubborn as ever, huh?”

“That’s how I am,” she replied, unmoved.

There was a brief silence, and then curiosity got the better of her. “Can you tell me why you’re helping

me?”

For a moment, she thought he wouldn’t answer. Then, he spoke, his tone casual but vague.

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a thank–you gift.”

frowned. “A thank–you

said it was an apology, she would have understood.

line clicked, and the call

at her phone, her mind

quietly listening, finally spoke. “Was that

nodded, still lost

expression unreadable. “Next time something like this happens, you should call me

his voice–something bordering on possessiveness. It was unlike him, and it caught her off

kind, always composed. But for a

it, he smiled–his usual, reassuring smile. “This is also

the moment passing just as quickly as it

it, she nodded and turned her attention

next few hours going through notes, organizing information on the exhibits from the event, and preparing their

the time they finished and sent off the report, the sky had already

glanced at her. “You should take a few days off to rest. Don’t push yourself.”

hand dismissively. “I’ll be

gathered his things and stood up, “I’ll see you later, then. If you need anything, just call me.”

for a moment, the apartment felt eerily silent.

the couch. The events of the

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indifference, Alex’s call, and now Cole’s unexpected

mix of emotions churned inside her,

next morning, Sarah was jolted awake by

reached for it and answered without checking the caller

“Hello?”

bright voice came through the

up, rubbing her temple. “I’m fine, sweetheart.”

noises–clinking utensils, the faint murmur of conversation.