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

Chapter 159

The response was absolute. There was no room for discussion, no space for negotiation.

With that, he turned away from Arnold and Linda entirely, facing Sarah instead. His voice, so indifferent moments ago, softened. "Sarah, let's go."

Sarah didn't hesitate. She nodded once and walked away with him, her stride composed, not sparing Arnold or Linda another glance.

Dalton, still standing at a distance, absorbed everything. The way Arnold's brows furrowed slightly as he watched them leave. The brief flicker of something unreadable in Linda's expression before she composed herself.

It was then that Dalton arrived at a new understanding.

Just now he was a little worried that there wasn't some unknown relationship between Arnold and Sarah.

But now, seeing that Arnold was so nervous and concerned about Linda, and opening his mouth to help her ask Leo to talk about business issues, Dalton knew that he was thinking wrong.

Leo had no personal grudge against Linda, but the hostility between them stemmed from Sarah. As long as Sarah was by Leo's side, Linda would never be able to mend that relationship.

And Arnold knew this.

By trying to broker peace between Leo and Linda, Arnold wasn't just helping Linda. He was challenging Sarah's position.

Because if Leo and Linda reconciled, then Sarah would lose her leverage the very thing that kept her in control of the situation.

A seemingly small social interaction, yet it was already shifting the balance of power.

On the other side of the ballroom, Cole stood with a group of business partners, engaging in a discussion, but his true focus lay elsewhere.

gaze, sharp and perceptive, was locked

but that did nothing to change the fact

flush colored her cheeks, the effect of alcohol softening her usually composed

a slight haze, making her appear more delicate than usual. The usual distance in

tightened slightly. He exhaled slowly, willing himself to

But his mind lingered.

unsettling. She was cold, yet there were moments, like now, where vulnerability slipped through. She had built walls around herself, yet at times, cracks formed, revealing the person

Leo-Leo was

the depth of Leo's loyalty, the way he treated Sarah differently

It made Cole wonder.

Was Sarah truly untouchable?

there a way to break

took a slow sip, his gaze once again drawn to the woman who,

stepped out of the cab, her movements precise despite the mild buzz

had wound down to its final moments, leaving behind scattered laughter, the clinking of glasses, and conversations that had long

both Leo and Sarah to the

skin, and Sarah instinctively wrapped her

in her head, she was alert-her steps were steady, her senses sharp. She wasn't drunk, but she

a halt just as they reached the main doors. His gaze flickered downward for the briefest

cast a soft glow on Sarah's snow-white

to tease the fabric

in a low, measured tone. "Here's fine. You go

slightly caught off guard by the abrupt decision, blinked before nodding.