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?”

“No, I don’t think

“Any customer complaints?”

I

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

for a

hard not to freak out, especially not in front of Olivia, but it does sort

so hard to build relationships with my customers.

they can’t come in for the reservations some of them made months

what if they find somewhere else to go? Somewhere they

starts, a pinched look on her

“What?”

who were here the other night didn’t look too pleased when they couldn’t get

table.”

register who she’s talking about, then my hands curl

reservation, and now

have known. He’s never gone easy on the people

The fact that I turned him away, in full view of

I’ve seen him get his revenge on people before.

just the sort of

Alpha, he certainly has the power to make something

I say. “Excuse

muscles tense. I will not let him get away

come in here and mess

reservation number

“Hello?”

you to put me in touch with your Alpha. Tell him

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

cross my arms over my

until he calls. I don’t care how long it takes. I don’t care

to fix

for the phone to ring, and I force myself to take a calming breath. I

it to my

His voice sounds

“Karl.”

“Are

“I want to talk to you

a moment. “I didn’t expect you to change your mind so quickly,” he

silence. “I thought it would take a

you want,

and I put the phone down a little harder than necessary. Olivia’s

I walk back out, my

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

She nods.