Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 11 – Warning
Abby

Karl hands me the report, his expression unreadable. I can feel his gaze on me as I pick up the stack of

papers and scan the first page.

“That’s everything my people could find,” he says.

I look up at him and nod.

It took an hour to get the report, and we spent most of it in tense silence. His staff brought in tea, which

we both drank quietly, his with Kahlua, mine black. Then he had to take a few calls while I sat and

pretended not to listen. The worst, though, was when he ran out of things to do, and we just stared at

each other across the desk for ten minutes.

I could tell, with every passing minute, that he wanted to bring up what he said about reconciling.

Thankfully, he didn’t. He could probably pick up on the fact that I wasn’t in the most receptive mood. I’m

more than happy to put that conversation off for as long as possible. Even with all that quiet time to

think, I still don’t know how I feel about it. About him.

He falls silent as I read, and I can feel him looking at me. I do my best to ignore the weight of his gaze,

but it makes me shift a bit in my seat. Even now, the full intensity of his attention makes me want to

squirm. He’s always had that effect on people, but it’s been a while since I’ve been on the receiving

end.

When I’m done reading, I look up at him. “So, it wasn’t you.”

“It wasn’t me.”

Even though he probably deserves an apology, I can’t seem to bring myself to give him one. Sure, I

might have come storming in here with zero evidence and a bit of a vendetta, but we haven’t been on

the best of terms for a while now. He can’t really blame me for thinking it was him. Wouldn’t he suspect

me too if something like this happened to him?

“I can’t believe this,” I say, dropping the report back down on the desk when I’m done reading. The

a moment to sink in. “Another restaurant

He nods.

desk, running my

never

were clever about it,” he says. He watches

paid off a bunch of regulators. It wasn’t easy to find out the

what happened.”

are good at

voice. I can’t help but think the Moon River pack

an Alpha that truly cares about them. He takes

but I can see

his desk and wring my hands. “I didn’t think we

targeting the same customers.”

“When there’s a conflict of interest, there’s a

“I’ll go after them.”

stands from his chair. He rounds the desk and stops in

look into his eyes. He’s so much taller than me.

barely reaches his chin.

say, a

to take care of this for you.” He places his hand

part of me demands that I shake off his arm.

whatever reason, I just can’t do it. I don’t want to. It feels good to let

to have someone take care

I nod. “Alright.”

have to promise we’ll have a serious conversation. The minute this is all

keen on having, but if he’s helping me with

to him is the least I can do if he

ask, just to test the waters. “What if I

as an Alpha, but still true. Theoretically, I could figure

him.

minutes,” he says. “You’ll be able to open today without

reservation.”

for sure I’d be out of business for at least a

impossible to refuse his

you have a

minute Abby leaves, Karl teleports to a house across town. It’s nowhere near as large as his,

owner does well for himself. The neighborhood is nice,

there’s a sleek black Jag parked out front of the townhouse when

few minutes later it opens.

watches Karl shove his

man splutters. “You can’t just come

of the house where it opens