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

Chapter 90

She had assumed Arnold would leave. That he would go to Linda.

But she was tired. Too tired to stay awake and see it happen.

So she closed her eyes and let sleep take her.

What she didn’t realize was that, when morning came, Arnold was still there.

***

The weekend passed in a blur. By Sunday afternoon, they were driving back from the hot spring resort.

The ride was mostly quiet, the steady hum of the car filling the silence.

Then, from the backseat, Alex leaned closer to Arnold, whispering, “Aunt Linda wasn’t in a good mood last night.”

Sarah, who had been absentmindedly gazing out the window, glanced toward them but said nothing.

Alex continued, his voice slightly troubled. “She came to look for you in the middle of the night. But when she came back, she looked like she was about to cry.”

Sarah waited for Arnold’s response.

But he only said, in his usual low, detached tone, “It’s nothing.”

That was it.

Sarah turned her gaze back to the window.

She didn’t ask. She didn’t want to ask.

Whatever had happened between Arnold and Linda last night wasn’t her concern. It wasn’t supposed to

matter.

When they arrived back in the city, Sarah excused herself, saying she had things to take care of.

Alex clung to her arm, reluctant to let go. “Come home early, okay?”

Sarah hesitated. Home. The word felt foreign.

Alex’s

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Then she left.

passed, and Sarah kept

barely interacted with Arnold, barely gave herself a moment to dwell on things that weren’t

planner, her

Her grandmother’s birthday.

softly, tapping her fingers against the

find something appropriate. Something

cue, Clara, one

hands on two tickets to the auction this weekend,” Clara said excitedly. “The guest list is full of important figures. You

would be rare items–perhaps something valuable enough to

agreed. “I’ll go.”

venue was grand, an opulent hall filled with well–dressed werewolves from

Clara sat toward the back, observing the scene.

the soft clinking of glasses, the sharp scent of expensive perfume–everything about the

just as the auction was about to begin, a stir ran

pair of figures entered the hall, instantly

and a woman.

Arnold and Linda.

“This is ridiculous,” she murmured. “Arnold bringing

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gaze fixed on the

inside, her thoughts churned. It wasn’t jealousy gnawing at her–it was frustration. Linda was relentless, and with Arnold by her side, she had access to endless resources.

the bid just to spite her,

forward to

or the rare collectibles–it was

had always been her pillar of support, the one person

her something truly special,

adorned with elegant chandeliers, and the soft murmur of guests discussing the upcoming bids filled

timeless,” Sarah mused, running her