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,

a child’s way of offering

She reached out, brushing his tousled hair. “Vll try, sweetheart.

of dould remained in his eyes. The charp ring of the home phone cut through the

Lancelot was calling

structure as imposing, as ever. Inside, the

her usual chair, regal despite her age. Her sharp gaze landed on Sarah as

“Where is Arnold?”

“He couldn’t

old woman’s face. “Work,”

There was nothing to say. Arnold made

change the subject when she sneezed.

Twice.

felt a pain coming from her temples and a slight

you alright?” The old

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

deal.”

words had barely left her lips when her phone buzzed. A message from

saw? Arnold and Linda were

screen. Her fingers tightened around the phone, her

didn’t reply. There was no

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seemed to take the news as permission to collapse. The aching in her limbs grew heavier. The burning in

fever consumed

of consciousness, her dreams a tangled mess of past and present. Laughter echoed.

her surroundings were

wooden furniture, the

sat nearby, his laptop open. The glow of the screen illuminated his face, highlighting the sharp angles of

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

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

weak.

the glass.

burning throat. She drank slowly, then placed