#Chapter 4 – A Stranger ?

Abby

How did Karl even end up here? I look around at the bar and frown. This is the best bar in the capital. I

just didn’t count on running into him.

I mean, I knew he was in the capital, but I didn’t think we’d ever cross paths. A part of me hoped I’d

never run into him anywhere ever again.

Damn, he’s as handsome as ever, though. I don’t want to notice it, but I do. His soft brown hair falls

across his forehead, and I have to resist the urge to reach up and push it back. His gaze narrows and

there’s some sort of emotion I can’t place churning in his deep brown eyes.

Somewhere inside of me, I can feel my wolf perking up a bit and I have to resist the powerful urge to

lean into him. Just being near him again makes my sleeping wolf stir.

“What the hell?” I say, forcing myself to remember how pissed I am. If he wants to play games, then so

can I. “Sir, who are you to talk to me like that? What could ever give you the courage to be so rude to a

complete stranger?”

The line of his jaw hardens. Over his shoulder, I can see Adam looking back and forth between us. “A

stranger, is it? Well, let me formally introduce myself then. I’m Karl, your ex-husband.”

“Ex-husband? Well then, you should know we’re divorced now, and this has nothing to do with you, so

if you don’t mind.” I move to step around him, but he shifts with me, blocking my escape.

“We used to be very close,” he says. “It’s my duty to care for you.”

“Well, in the legal sense, we’re no more than strangers.”

I move to step around him again, and he grabs my arm. I tense immediately. “Have you been dating a

day since

step back. “What, have you been spying

jealous and prideful?”

I have to spy on you for?” he snarls. “I came

understand why you keep

good enough for you?”

I can’t believe what I’m hearing. “Justin, our gardener?

house!” Justin was a good man and a talented gardener. We were friendly, and I always

but that

Figured you’d need a young talent to provide

instead?”

Who is he to question

who ended

I know he thinks I’m going to tangle with him, but there’s no point.

a life for myself here. A good

into the

I’ve moved to the capital to redevelop, we might as

point in dragging this out, is there? We don’t have a relationship now, anyway, so no

you care

shove past him, and this time he doesn’t stop me. He turns and his scowl deepens when he sees

to his credit, stands up straighter, doing his best not

Alpha standing before him.

to Adam, turning my back

little.

$30,000 mattress at home. Why don’t we put it to good

“Sure.”

hear a loud crash. I turn, and my mouth falls open.

neck of the bottle is still in

the countertop and drips down onto the floor. He puts the glass down on

to the

as people turn to look

or at least he’s pretending

says to him. “Oh, and I’ll have a glass of the strongest wine you

eyebrows go up. Karl never drinks, at least he never used to. If he does, he gets stomach

to go over there and stop him, but I

who abandoned me. I will not give him my sympathy, even if

out of

to dancing. Karl takes a swig of wine and I

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