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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you next time,

an olive branch, a child’s way of

hair. “Vll try,

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

was

as ever. Inside, the scene of polished

sat in her usual chair, regal despite her age. Her

“Where is Arnold?”

simply. “He

woman’s face. “Work,” she echoed, shaking

nothing to say. Arnold made his own choices.

about to change the subject

Twice.

from her temples and

you alright?” The old

little cold.” Sarah forced a smile, “I went camping a couple days ago, I might be a little cold, no big

deal.”

had barely left her lips when her phone buzzed.

what I saw? Arnold and Linda were having dinner together!

at the screen. Her fingers tightened around the phone, her

didn’t reply. There was no need to.

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

night, fever

drifted in and out of consciousness, her dreams a tangled mess of

she finally awoke, her surroundings

The dark wooden furniture, the faint

laptop open. The

laptop and stood, his movements smooth, controlled. Without a word, he poured a glass of water and extended it toward

him. And yet, her throat was parched,

weak.

the

throat. She drank slowly, then