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

Chapter 83

Before Abby could recall Sarah’s name, Alex’s eyes rested on the same doll. He held out his hand and hesitated for another moment.

“Abby… can I have that one?” he asked, his voice uncertain.

Abby’s attention was diverted, and she blinked. “Why?”

Alex glanced toward Linda before looking down. “I want to give it to… her.”

Abby hesitated. She didn’t want to give up the doll she had chosen for Sarah, but she also didn’t want to be selfish. She pressed her lips together, thinking hard.

“I… I wanted to give it to an aunt,” she explained. “I played with her today. She’s really nice.”

The adults around them didn’t pay much attention to Abby’s words, but Alex did. As he listened to her talk about her time with her aunt, something strange stirred inside him.

The games Abby described–the playful running, the laughter, the way her aunt had spun her around in the air–felt oddly familiar.

He had played those games too… when he was little.

With his mother.

He was inexplicably a little lost in his mind. He was supposed to play these games with his own mother

today as well, but he met his father and Aunt In 10:

Just then, Abby’s eyes caught something else on the table. “Oh! There’s another one!”

She grabbed another similar doll and handed it to Alex. “Here. Now we both have one.”

Alex’s face lit up with relief. “Thanks!” He quickly ran over to Linda and handed her the doll.

Linda looked down at it, slightly surprised. “What’s this for?”

“For you.” Alex shifted on his feet, suddenly a little embarrassed. “Abby picked one for her aunt, so I thought… you should have one too.”

Linda’s lips curled into a small smile, but there was something unreadable in her eyes. She accepted the doll, running her fingers over its soft fabric.

exchange, suddenly asked, “Are you going to get one

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Crippled Lunek

Chapter 83

Alex froze.

had been so focused on Linda that he had forgotten.

in his chest. I’ll pick one later,” he

hands clenched

Something was off.

to figure

away, Sarah was sitting in her

Alexander, had just called. His voice had been tense,

a major deal today. Someone intentionally blocked us. And

gripping the steering wheel.

a long pause before her uncle answered.

Sarah’s breath caught.

Linda.

left a bitter taste in

It was

her contacts and pressed a name.

rang. And

picked

“Hello.”

phone tightened. She knew that

Linda.

14:00

between them turned heavy, even

Arnold,” Sarah said, keeping her

Linda responded, her voice smooth and unbothered. “He’s taking a shower right now. You can

into her

Of course.

her know that she had access to Arnold. That she was in his