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

Chapter 106

Sarah blinked.

Arnold raised an eyebrow.

The housekeeper looked away, pretending not to hear.

For a long moment, Alex simply stood there, frozen in shock.

Then, with a dramatic huff, he stomped his foot. “This is so unfair!”

Sarah sighed, pressing her fingers against her temple. “Alex, it wasn’t-”

“No! You went camping! Without! Me!” He repeated, emphasizing each word like a dramatic declaration.

Alex dragged his backpack along the floor, gripping the worn straps tightly,

With a grunt, he jumped off the couch and bolted upstairs, his small feet thudding against the wooden

steps.

His frustration was palpable, radiating in the way he stomped with every step.

Sarah frowned, watching him go.

She parted her lips, ready to call after him, but before she could, Arnold lowered his newspaper with

deliberate slowness.

His voice was faint, almost casual.

“Alex, come back.”

There was no anger in his tone, no sharp reprimand–just a simple, quiet command.

Alex stopped immediately. His breath caught in his throat.

For a moment, he stood there, unmoving, gripping the strap of his bag so tightly his knuckles turned

white.

Then, hesitantly, he turned around and shuffled back, dragging his book bag behind him like a weight too heavy to bear.

Stopping in front of Sarah, he kept his eyes downcast. His voice was small, hesitant.

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an olive branch, a child’s way of offering

brushing his tousled hair. “Vll try, sweetheart. Next these, 1

nodded slightly, though a shadow of dould remained in his eyes. The charp ring of the home phone cut through

was

ever. Inside, the scene of polished wood and aged

sat in her usual chair, regal despite her age. Her sharp gaze landed on Sarah as soon as she stepped in.

“Where is Arnold?”

“He

old woman’s face. “Work,” she echoed,

There was nothing to say. Arnold made

the

Twice.

temples and a slight rise in

old woman asked

“I went camping a couple

deal.”

when

mall, and guess what I saw? Arnold and Linda were having dinner

tightened

didn’t reply. There was

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body, already exhausted, seemed to take the news as permission to collapse. The aching in her limbs grew heavier. The burning in her throat sharpened. An unbearable

night, fever consumed her.

dreams a tangled mess of past and present.

finally awoke, her surroundings were unfamiliar.

hitched. The dark wooden furniture, the faint scent of

nearby, his laptop open. The glow of the

stood, his movements smooth, controlled. Without a

accept anything from him. And yet, her throat was

weak.

took the glass.

liquid soothed her burning throat. She drank slowly, then placed the empty glass on the