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

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Their eyes met across the room.

A slow tension filled the space between them.

Neither of them spoke.

Arnold’s gaze dropped briefly to the towel wrapped around her body before rising to meet her eyes again.

Sarah’s fingers tightened around the wardrobe handle.

The air felt heavier now, thick with something unspoken.

Neither of them moved.

Neither of them looked away.

It was the first time in a long time they had truly **seen** each other.

And neither of them knew what to do with it.

Sarah stood motionless, gripping the edge of her towel as the warmth from her shower still clung to her skin. She had not intended to create this situation. The towel barely covered her thighs, and a single movement could make it slip. She pulled it tighter around herself, suddenly self–conscious under Arnold’s

gaze.

“I just forgot to grab my pants,” she said, her voice steady but rushed.

She wasn’t trying to seduce him. She just wanted to avoid any misunderstandings.

Arnold’s sharp gaze flickered over her for the briefest moment before he looked away, his expression unreadable. A quiet nod was his only response.

Something unspoken stretched between them.

Sarah turned quickly and walked back into the bathroom, her heart pounding unexpectedly. She shouldn’t feel this nervous. They had shared the same space for years, yet now, after so much time apart, she felt the weight of his presence in ways she hadn’t before.

When she returned, dressed in her nightgown, Arnold was still in the room. He was leaning against the window, his phone in hand, looking like he had just finished a call.

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them

of the mattress did little to soothe her. Sleep came slowly, her thoughts

began to drift off, she felt movement

firm arm wrapped around

her

The space where

rubbing her temples.

we

to dwell on

stepped outside, only to see Arnold

lighting up. He rolled down the window.

She hesitated.

tapping lightly against the

“I’ll

her, his face as expressionless

calm, but there was an underlying authority that

car door.

Arnold started driving.

the car.

school, about his friends, about a game he wanted to play later. But between Sarah and Arnold, there were no

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office, Arnold’s luxury car immediately attracted attention. Sarah felt the

for the ride,” she said curtly before stepping out.

said nothing, simply watching as she hurried into the

At Work:

quickly immersed herself in work, pushing aside the lingering emotions from the

for the year had been finalized. She and Leo

responded the same day.

asked, disbelief in his voice as he scanned the email.

a high evaluation but noted

exhaled. **That’s fair. I’ve been out of this industry

for the years I lost. I won’t disappoint you.”

her. “Want to invite him to dinner? Maybe we can discuss some

made the call.

Colton declined. “I already

added, “Arnold invited me to dinner. He wants