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.

faintly, tóusling Alex’s hair. “I’ll try.”

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Then she left.

Sarah kept herself

Arnold, barely gave herself a moment to dwell

she flipped through her planner, her gaze

Her grandmother’s birthday.

softly, tapping her fingers against the

find something appropriate.

one of her friends,

the auction this weekend,” Clara said excitedly. “The guest list is full of important figures.

auction of that level meant there would be rare items–perhaps something valuable enough

she agreed. “I’ll go.”

an opulent hall filled with well–dressed werewolves from various

and Clara sat toward the

soft clinking of glasses, the sharp scent of expensive

just as the auction was about to begin,

of figures entered the hall,

and

Arnold and Linda.

“This is ridiculous,” she murmured. “Arnold bringing Linda here, parading her around like that… It’s too much.”

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gaze fixed on

but inside, her thoughts churned. It wasn’t jealousy gnawing at her–it was frustration. Linda was relentless,

Linda decided to raise the bid just to spite her, Sarah knew she might not be able

forward to this

collectibles–it was about finding the

pillar of support, the one person who

wanted to give her something truly special, something

soft murmur of guests discussing

want something timeless,” Sarah mused, running her