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

Chapter 153

Alex's voice was bright with excitement as he ran toward her, his little arms swinging as he hurried up the steps.

Surprised, she crouched slightly as he approached, steadying him when he threw his arms around her waist.

"Hey, what are you doing here so late?" she asked gently, smoothing his slightly tousled hair.

The driver, a middle-aged man in a crisp uniform, stepped out of the car and gave her a small nod.

"Mr. Arnold asked me to bring him," he said simply, before returning to the vehicle without further explanation.

Sarah's lips pressed into a thin line as she watched the car reverse out of the courtyard.

Arnold hadn't even bothered to bring Alex himself? Again?

She sighed and looked down at the child.

"Come on," she said, ruffling his hair. "Let's get you cleaned up for bed."

Alex, still cheerful, chattered about his day as she guided him upstairs. He took a quick shower, changed into the soft pajamas she kept for him, and crawled under the blankets.

As she tucked him in, he reached out and held her hand. "Will you stay until I fall asleep?"

Her heart softened. "Of course."

out. The moment his small fingers

she was alone, she pulled out her phone and typed a message to

And don't send Alex here without

doesn't know if he didn't see

message her back for the rest

reply until the next morning-just as she was dropping Alex

"Yes."

screen for a moment before locking

end of the week, her paper had passed Colton's review and was officially submitted. A sense

Colton, dinner's on

surprise, this

focused on their conversation at the restaurant that she didn't notice the black car parked

the vehicle, Cole sat silently, fingers tapping

nap,

hesitated, watching as Sarah, Leo, and Colton sat at their table, their interaction easy,

way Colton leaned in slightly when speaking to her, the casual

was in a position to dine with Colton

this image, Sarah and Colton were talking to each other and clearly had a better relationship, Leo instead sometimes

days ago, a designer had mentioned something interesting that Sarah's ability might be superior to his own. At the time,

realization settled uncomfortably in his mind. Had they

assumed Leo's choices were driven by

interrupted when Charles arrived at the restaurant, followed