#Chapter 10 – The Threat
Abby

I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it’s definitely not the look that crosses his face. His smile falls,

replaced quickly by a frown. He looks genuinely confused, but I force myself not to read too much into

it. He could just be faking it. I’m sure his time as an Alpha has taught him a thing or two about acting.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he says. He sounds genuine, but I don’t trust him enough to

believe he actually is. Not anymore.

He sits on the edge of his desk and his muscles bulge as he adjusts his seat. His suit jacket lies draped

across the chair behind him, and his white dress shirt strains as he sits, contouring to his sculpted arms

and chest. He crosses his long legs out in front of him.

It’s hard not to be a little distracted by him. I can feel myself being drawn to him, like two magnets.

Something in me just wants to cross the room and sink into his muscular arms. I want to feel his lips on

mine and his soft hair between my fingers. It was always like that between us, with so much tenderness

and passion. It hurts all over again to know none of that tenderness will ever exist again.

“You don’t know what I’m talking about?” I say, desperate to keep the anger alive. Even if he looks

great sitting there like that, I’m not going to let him distract me. “My store got shut down today! You

came into my restaurant the other night, and now I’m out of business for a month. All because I didn’t

give you a timely reservation?!”

His frown deepens, and he narrows his eyes at me. “So, I’m a shameless villain in your mind, is that

it?” The way he says it sets my teeth on edge.

He rubs his temples, and I know that means he’s got a terrible headache. He’s always had bad ones. I

to sit up at night with his head in my lap, holding a cold cloth to his

for him now, or if he’s all alone with his pain. Neither option really

do something in retaliation,” he continues. “I would

the back.” I can tell by

offended.

say, not budging

coincidence?”

up at me, his eyes slightly bloodshot. “Yes, that’s probably how

your powers,” I continue, ignoring him

trying to dominate me! You’re trying to tell me that my

worthless to you!”

know that’s the part that hurts the most. As usual, Karl can’t find it in

my work seriously. To him, it’s probably just a silly

for myself, the one good thing

that

moment, his eyebrows furrowed. I brace myself. He

tell. But I will not cower. Things

him anymore.

and he looks away from

to get his anger under control so quickly. He was

says softly. “Our

that would be detrimental

moment, I think he’s messing

over his face. And I know him. When he says

never been the type to sneak around behind

of the things I always loved most

divorced me,” I finally say, “that’s in the past.” I’m not sure

deal with the rest of it right now,

restaurant is

whole reconciling thing. It’s going to take a lot longer than

my head around that. He can’t mean that he

he? Not after everything?

up from his place against the desk. “We’ll

and

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