Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 9 – Shut Down
Abby

I stand with my hands on my hips, watching a group of law enforcement officers pour into my

restaurant.

One of them approaches me, a stern expression on her face. “Mam, you need to shut down this

restaurant immediately and straighten out your practice.”

“Pardon?” I say, looking around with wide eyes. I can’t believe my ears.

“The restaurant needs to be closed for the month.”

I lower my hands. “Please, I can’t do that,” I say. “I have customers with reservations, and regulars that

are expecting to be seated. I can’t just close for a month.”

Just the thought of doing so makes me feel a little sick. The last thing I want is to let my customers

down, and who knows what negative effects it could have on my business long term.

“Please, officer–” I start, but she waves me off. She looks completely unmoved by my pleas.

“You have a food safety problem here.”

“No.” I shake my head. “That can’t be right. We’ve gotten an S+ in sanitation every time.”

The officer rises to her full height, that stern expression unwavering. “If you disobey the order again,

the police department will detain you.”

I stare down at the cease-and-desist notice, desperately trying to wrap my head around what it means,

but even holding it in my hand doesn’t make it seem real. How can this be happening? I’ve never failed

a health inspection. Now my restaurant is closed for a month and there’s nothing I can do about it.

“I can’t think of anything that would warrant this,” Olivia says. She’s the only one I didn’t send home

after the police raided the place.

“Can you think of any recent hygiene problems?”

She thinks for a moment, then shakes her head.

“Did we offend any regulators?”

I don’t think

“Any customer complaints?”

I can

and rub my forehead. “Great, so there’s nothing. We haven’t done anything, and yet here

for a

out, especially not in front of Olivia, but it does sort of feel like the end

with my customers. Now I’m going to have to call

come in for the reservations some

meantime, what if they find somewhere else to go? Somewhere they like

Olivia starts, a pinched look on

“What?”

and woman who were here the other night didn’t look too

table.”

who she’s talking about, then

reservation, and now he’s taking it

on

away, in full view of the packed restaurant

get

the sort

has the power to make

I say. “Excuse

back, my muscles tense. I will not let him get away with this. It’s been

here and mess with my business. I yank the phone

reservation number his subordinates

“Hello?”

say. “I need you to put me in touch with your Alpha. Tell him Abby’s trying to reach

now. I’ll tell him to give you a call when

my arms over my chest and sit down in

how long it takes. I don’t care if I have to sit here

going to fix

I force myself to

to

sounds a

“Karl.”

clears his throat. “Are you ready

I say coldly. “I want to talk to

didn’t expect you to change your mind so quickly,” he

thought it would take a

what you want, isn’t

phone down a little harder than necessary. Olivia’s

I walk back out,

can go home,” I say. “I’m going to take care of

She nods.