#Chapter 2 – He Is Trash
Abby

“Abby, these are so good,” Leah says, humming slightly as she chews her lemon poppyseed mu ffin.

They’re a specialty of mine.

Leah, Chloe, and I have a standing afternoon tea date in the capital. Once a week, we get together to

catch up on everything we’ve missed.

“Thank you,” I say, blushing slightly. I have a contract to provide desserts for this restaurant and a few

others.

“Your desserts are getting better and better,” Chloe adds. She’s already finished her blueberry scone

and has several others in a box to take home to her mother.

“All thanks to you guys,” I say. “You’re my first tasters after all.”

Leah wipes some stray sugar off the edge of her lip. “A role I treasure.”

“You’ll never guess who came into the restaurant the other night,” I say, doing my best to sound

nonchalant.

“Who?” Chloe asks, pushing her hair behind her ears.

“A member of Karl’s staff. He wanted to make a reservation.”

Leah looks up, closing the compact mirror with a loud snap. “Tell me you didn’t say yes to him!”

I laugh. “I told him we’re reserved three months out. He doesn’t stand a chance.”

Chloe grins and high fives me. Across the table, Leah gives me an approving look. “Good, I’m proud of

you, girlie.”

“I know you guys never really liked him…”

Chloe shakes her head. “I liked him at first, but he dragged you along way longer than he needed to.

He never treated you right.”

I sit back in my chair, trying to quell the rise of indignation. Far be it from me to suddenly stand up for

loved me at

was a time when I meant

Leah adds, probably noticing my

“You think?” I ask.

minute you married him. You had to dress the way

to dress.”

point. Karl never liked me to dress too flashy. He

I didn’t really

if I knew it would make him

black hair,” Chloe jumps in. I push my long,

forever to get it

black hair,” I

“He

controlling,”

but I hate admitting it, even to them. It’s hard to think about

him. I changed so much that when I look back at pictures from

I hide all evidence of my past

pretend it

cooked,” I say in a small voice, kicking myself a

why

studying instead. And, like everything else, I resisted the urge to

so I could do what

at it,” Chloe says, gesturing to the crumbs

a good housewife, and I did whatever I could to please him,

no reason that I can think

had no way to make a

he

about the darkness I

sit on my chest. My wolf took it

a

Leah says,

way too

in the divorce.” Leah twirls a strand of

her finger. “Now you have this great life you created all for

happy,” I

and squeezes my

up to now,” Leah says, pulling out her phone. She quickly searches Karl up

photo of him in the capital. It’s of him, looking handsome in a

capital for an upcoming Alpha

to know,” I say,

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