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

Chapter 140

Chapter 140

Her heart gave a traitorous lurch.

*How long has he been standing there?*

The streetlights cast a soft glow on his face, accentuating the sharp lines of his jaw. There was something unreadable in his eyes-something that made her uneasy.

She hesitated, gripping her purse strap. "What are you doing here?"

Arnold didn't answer right away. Instead, he studied her, as if trying to read her thoughts.

Finally, he said, "I was waiting for you."

A lump formed in Sarah's throat.

She didn't know whether to feel flattered or alarmed.

Sarah didn't pause, her footsteps steady as she prepared to walk past him. But before she could move any farther, Arnold spoke.

"Grandmother had a fall last night," his voice was calm yet laced with something deeper, something he rarely let surface. "She'd quite like you to visit her."

For a second, Sarah wavered.

her out to deliver the

didn't owe

of Arnold's words had lingered in her mind longer than she cared to admit. Though she wasn't part of their world anymore, Grandmother had always been

scent of antiseptic thick in the air. As she stepped into the hallway, she barely had time to register her surroundings

"Mommy"

forward, wrapping his arms

a second before her arms came around him

at her, his

gave him a small smile. "I heard Grandmother wanted to see

go to the sink to clean them, as if he were playing the role of a young adult caring for a

flicker of surprise crossed her face before it settled into something softer, almost nostalgic. But a moment later, her expression

greeted her politely, keeping her voice light

into the blanket.

trouble,"

them. Then Grandmother spoke again, her voice quiet, "I suppose this whole mess has nothing

The divorce. The decisions Arnold had made. The lines that had been

do with you. You have been very kind to me over the years, and I have

hand and patted it, saying, "You're a wonderful

pushed his way in and the two silently stopped talking

onto Sarah's sleeve, sensed the shift in the air but didn't understand it.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255