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

Chapter 163

“Hmm,” Sarah murmured absentmindedly, flipping a page of her notes. Totally unaware of where he was.

Alex paused, expecting more, but nothing came. He blinked in confusion. "...Did you hear me? I just got back."

"Yeah," Sarah replied simply, still not shifting her attention from her work.

A brief silence settled between them.

Not picking up on her indifference, Alex pressed on, eager to talk. "I missed you Mommy you know? Every day. The pack wasn't the same without you. I really wish you'd come home soon," he said softly, lowering his voice as if it would make her respond more warmly.

But Sarah didn't react.

"And you know what I've been thinking about?" he continued, smiling to himself. "How nice it would be to wake up with you again. Mommy! You'd make me breakfast like before, right? Those pancakes you always made for me?"

Still, there was no excitement, no promise in her response. Just a casual, “We'll see."

Alex's smile faltered slightly. "Come on, mom! Say something nice to me. I've been gone for so long."

"You sound fine," she replied neutrally.

His heart sank slightly at the lack of enthusiasm, but he wasn't ready to let the conversation go just yet. "How about we talk a little longer? It's been too long-"

"I have work to do," she interrupted, her voice polite but firm.

into his tone.

And then,

sinking. He hadn't even gotten the chance to tell her about the gift he bought

she answered was now

...

face as he sat back against his pillows. *Why is she like this?* He had hoped things would feel normal again once he was back in the

until he reached his father's study.

he saw Alex enter, he looked up. “You look like someone just kicked

opened his mouth to say something, but hesitated. He wasn't even sure how to put it into

pressed, setting his

"I just feel like... Mom isn't as warm

"People change,

but said

her quiet room, Sarah set her phone down, massaging her temple. The conversation with Alex had left her unmoved, but the moment her phone buzzed again, she glanced at

It was Cole.

strong feeling that the person behind the

enough, Abby's bright, smiling face

screen.

shaped like a delicate snowflake. "Look! I love

spread across Sarah's face. "I'm glad

pendant in her hands. "It's

my friends, and they