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

Chapter 99

Sarah had barely been paying attention when she first heard her name.

Thinking it was a stranger, she turned around lazily, only to find herself staring at Cole.

Her first thought was that this was just a coincidental encounter. She offered him a polite nod, murmured a greeting, and turned to leave.

But Cole wasn’t going to let her walk away so easily.

He quickly caught up to her, matching her pace effortlessly. “Sarah,” he said evenly.

She halted and turned to face him fully. “Yes? Is there something you need?” Her voice was courteous, but a faint sense of detachment lingered beneath the surface.

Cole noticed it immediately. A flicker of something unreadable crossed his face before he responded, “Abby wants to see you. Could you come out and spend some time with her in the next few days?”

Sarah hesitated. She genuinely liked Abby, the bright and cute young girl, but the idea of meeting up with Cole alone made her wary.

She opened her mouth, unsure how to phrase her refusal, but before she could say anything, Cole smoothly changed the subject.

“I also wanted to talk to you about Alexander’s company,” he added. “I might be able to help.”

Sarah’s eyes narrowed slightly. The sudden offer of assistance caught her off guard.

It wasn’t that she didn’t appreciate it–on the contrary, she knew how dire the situation was for Alexander’s company–but Cole’s involvement made her cautious. Why now?

“That’s unexpected,” she admitted, keeping her tone neutral. “Why do you want to help?”

Cole exhaled softly and, for the first time, let his guard down. “It’s about Abby,” he confessed. “Her mother–my sister–passed away unexpectedly. It was hard on her. She’s been struggling emotionally and physically ever since.

sees something in you that reminds her of her mother. She likes you, Sarah.

you.”

In his voice was

want to do whatever I can to make her happy,” Cole continued. “If spending time with

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I’ll make that happen.” He glanced at her meaningfully. “And, to be clear, business is business.

between her wariness toward Cole and her genuine fondness for Abby. But the thought of Alexander’s struggles

finally agreed. “We can meet another time.”

studied her for a moment longer,

Sarah turned to leave, he remained where he was, watching her disappear into the building before finally heading back to his

Sarah buried herself in work, tackling

through the day, reviewing reports, refining details, and ensuring that everything was in

work, he

to Sarah, it meant something. Colton wasn’t one

placing the papers back

praise, but she understood that even this small reaction meant their effort hadn’t

to leave, he mentioned in passing, “I have a

she already knew what that meant. Arnold was still trying to set Colton and Linda up through various

she said evenly, giving a

her for a moment, as if waiting for her to react, but when she gave

Linda was in a particularly good

was important–no, it was

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