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

Chapter 79

Chapter 79

The old lady didn’t even glance at Arnold. Instead, she turned to Alex with a bright smile, pulling him into a warm hug.

Alex, on the other hand, looked guilty when he saw Sarah. His arms hesitated before he reached out to hug her as well.

But the moment he got close, Sarah caught a faint scent–one she recognized all too well.

Linda.

Her perfume lingered on Alex’s clothes.

A small, almost imperceptible flicker crossed Sarah’s face. But she said nothing.

Instead, she pulled back smoothly, creating distance without making it obvious.

Alex blinked, slightly caught off guard.

There was no anger, no confrontation–just a quiet withdrawal. And somehow, that unsettled him more.

Dinner passed peacefully, filled with laughter and conversation, but Sarah remained quiet. She listened, nodded at the right moments, and smiled when expected, but her mind was elsewhere.

As the evening wound down, the old lady made it clear that Sarah should stay the night.

More specifically, in Arnold’s room.

There was no room for argument.

And so, when bedtime came, Sarah found herself in the same space as Arnold.

Inside the grand bedroom, Arnold sat at his desk, busy with work. His sharp profile was illuminated by the soft glow of the desk lamp.

Sarah, meanwhile, curled up on the couch, flipping through a book she wasn’t really reading.

Neither spoke.

The silence between them was not tense, but it was heavy.

They were used to this kind of distance.

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feel drowsy. She put the book down and crawled into bed, keeping to the very edge, making sure there was plenty of space

doubted Arnold would

pulled her under,

Safe.

she was surrounded by

gentle warmth stirred

think much of it.

soft breath brushed against

mind snapped awake instantly. Slowly, carefully, she

when she realized- She

His strong arms encircled her waist, his legs loosely tangled with hers. His steady breath fanned against her hair.

close. Too close.

worst of all, it

her heart

had this happened?

side of the bed. There

why was she now in

trying to slip

she did, his hold instinctively tightened.

Her breath hitched.

half–asleep, he murmured, “Sleep a

drowsy, laced

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could react, a soft

her to move, to push

But her heart?

a moment-

It hesitated.

Sarah froze.

body stiffened, and

still lingered against her skin, but his soft words–*“Sleep a little longer“*–echoed

talking to her.

holding *her*.

his sleep, he had mistaken her for

Linda.

squeezed her chest.

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