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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with you

an olive branch, a

reached out, brushing his tousled hair.

his eyes. The

Lancelot was calling

structure as imposing, as ever. Inside, the

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

“Where is Arnold?”

answered simply. “He couldn’t make it.”

face. “Work,” she echoed, shaking her head. “As always.”

was nothing to say. Arnold made his

to change the subject

Twice.

coming from her temples and a

old woman asked

a little cold.” Sarah forced a smile, “I went camping a couple days ago, I might be a

deal.”

barely left her lips when her phone buzzed. A message from Clara.

was at the mall, and guess what I saw? Arnold and Linda were having dinner together! It was just

screen. Her fingers tightened around the

There was no

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permission to collapse. The aching in her limbs grew heavier. The burning in

night, fever consumed

out of consciousness, her dreams a tangled mess of past and present. Laughter echoed. Familiar voices whispered. Time

her surroundings were

the faint scent of aftershave–this was Arnold’s

sluggish and weak. Arnold sat nearby, his laptop open. The glow of the screen illuminated his face, highlighting the

stir, he shut the laptop and stood, his movements smooth, controlled. Without

accept anything from him. And yet, her throat was parched, her body

weak.

the

cool liquid soothed her burning throat. She drank slowly, then