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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She put the book down and crawled into bed, keeping to the

doubted Arnold would stay.

sleep pulled her under, she felt surprisingly

Safe.

she was surrounded

warmth stirred her from sleep.

think much of it. But

brushed against

awake instantly. Slowly, carefully, she opened

that’s when she realized- She wasn’t alone.

legs loosely tangled

close. Too

worst of all, it felt natural.

still, her

had this

the far side of the

now in

slightly, trying to

did, his hold instinctively

Her breath hitched.

murmured, “Sleep

low, drowsy, laced

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she could react, a soft kiss landed on

to move, to push him away,

But her heart?

just a

It hesitated.

Sarah froze.

her body stiffened, and her mind spun in turmoil.

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

talking to her.

wasn’t holding

sleep, he had mistaken

Linda.

pain squeezed

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