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

Crippled Luna’s Farewell Hole A LIE

Chapter 98

Chapter 98

His brows furrowed slightly, a rare look of concern crossing his usually impassive face.

“You need to be more careful,” he said, his voice low. His grip was firm but not forceful, as if shielding her from further harm.

The brief silence that followed was filled with the subtle gasps of nearby guests, who had clearly taken note of the unexpected interaction.

Eyes darted between Arnold and Sarah, speculation flashing in their expressions.

But just as quickly as it had happened, Sarah pulled her hand away.

“I’m fine,” she said swiftly, avoiding his gaze. “It’s nothing serious.”

Arnold didn’t argue, though his gaze lingered on her for a moment longer before he finally let it go.

The murmurs around them didn’t subside immediately, but Sarah ignored them, willing herself to focus on anything but the lingering warmth of his touch.

Despite his earlier engagement in the conversation, Arnold did not linger long at the banquet.

After some time, he rose from his seat, his

seat, his movements precise and deliberate.

Before leaving, he turned to Sarah.

tonight?” he asked, his

“No, I’ll be staying

nodded, as if he had already expected

later to pick up Alex,” he

statement, but to Sarah, it felt like another subtle reminder that Arnold had come tonight not out of his own will, but because

his figure disappearing beyond the entrance of the

hotel’s entrance. The back door opened, and just as Cole was about to step out, his eyes landed on Arnold, who had just emerged from the

and retreated back into the car.

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his usual composure, but Cole remained seated in

tonight felt off, an undercurrent of unease slipping through the cracks

the stream of city traffic, disappearing as efficiently as the man himself.

the armrest. His instincts told him that tonight’s events weren’t as

with Alex, waiting for Arnold to pick

and the glow from

stretched, neither speaking until Alex finally broke it.

Sarah. His voice carried an uncharacteristic weight, as though he had been

down at him, her expression unreadable. “What do

frowned slightly. “Before, you always called me every day. You used to ask where

her gaze. She knew Alex had always been perceptive, but she hadn’t expected him to

just tired,” she said simply, her voice

as if trying to determine whether that was the truth. But before he could press further, the sound of an

to a smooth stop in front of