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

Chapter 113

There was no softness in the way she touched Alex’s hair, no lingering affection in her gaze. She was still a mother, still present–but something within her had closed off.

Charles noticed it too. His eyes darted between them, his lips pressing into a thin line.

This wasn’t the Sarah they knew.

She wasn’t trying to make conversation with Arnold. She wasn’t glancing his way like she used to, hoping for a moment of connection. And she certainly wasn’t trying to mend things with Charles or Cole, who

had once been like family to her.

She was distant.

Almost as if she was already gone.

Charles suddenly felt uneasy.

He had assumed that her coldness was a trick–some kind of strategy to make Arnold chase after her.

But what if it wasn’t?

What if Sarah wasn’t playing a game?

What if she had truly… given up?

For the first time, Arnold felt something he hadn’t expected to feel at all.

A strange, unfamiliar sensation curled in his chest.

It wasn’t anger.

It wasn’t guilt.

It was fear.

dining hall was quiet except for the soft clinking of cutlery against porcelain.

years as Sarah poured

Sarah’s attitude

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finally spoke, placing her spoon down. “You’re unusually

simply cutting her meat into small, precise pieces. “Am

meal. “And you,” she said, her voice carrying a hint of reproach, “you let her become like

as if

to speak to you with warmth,” the old lady continued. “She used to care. But now, look

still didn’t react. She lifted her glass, took a sip of water, and placed it

indifference.

the way he held his fork–a little too tightly–suggested he wasn’t as unaffected

let out a sigh and shook her head. “Foolish

words, but Sarah refused to break the silence.

left to say.

as dinner was winding down, Arnold’s phone vibrated on the

was curt. “what is it?”

pause. Then, his expression shifted ever so slightly. “Alright, I’ll be

need to ask.

It was Linda.

up, grabbing his jacket. “Something came

against his plate. “Dad, wait! I

for a second, then

out of his

happens that tomorrow is

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saw the flicker of hesitation on Alex’s face. He was worried she would