#Chapter 13 – Engagement
Abby

He looms over me, his jaw clenched. His anger seems to win out over his attempt to shield his

emotions from me. The sheer power radiating off him makes me want to back down and submit to him.

I shake my head to clear my thoughts and take a step back. He might be an Alpha, but that doesn’t

mean I should let him get away with everything. I don’t need to submit to him, and I have no intention of

doing so ever again. If he thinks he can intimidate me, he’s wrong. I stand up straighter and stare him

in the eye.

“Engaged?” he snarls. “To whom?”

I cross my arms, creating a further barrier between us. I refuse to back down. “His name’s Adam

Mitchell, and he’s great. He’s my partner, and he really cares about me. No matter what, he believes in

me. He thinks I’m competent and loyal.”

I only say the last part to get under his skin, but I can’t help myself. It’s not like he doesn’t deserve it

after everything.

Karl growls in answer, and unease pools in my gut. I have a feeling that the growl came from his wolf

more than anything. He turns away and runs his hands through his hair, clearly trying to get a grip on

his anger. I wait quietly for him to sort himself out.

I was just as surprised when Adam proposed to me, but I haven’t second guessed my answer. Even

though we haven’t been going out for very long, I really like him. I think we could be really good

together, and we have time to get to know each other, anyway. Things move fast in our world, and we

both want the same things. That’s what really matters.

“Did you say Adam Mitchell?” he finally says, turning to look at me again. His expression has smoothed

trying to keep me out.

that he’s trying

“Yes?”

I know him.” He shakes his head. “He’s the latest restaurant investor to make a name

himself.”

fortune as

start a new life.” I’m not really expecting

make life easier if he did

laugh. “I’m not interested in a

why he thinks he has the right to sound so

he doing this now, after

don’t know what to tell you, Karl. I’m happy with my

me, a pleading look in his eyes. “Let’s just start over,” he says,

and he

isn’t even about me. He just can’t stand the thought of another man

thought I’d take him back after everything. It’s not as simple

know why he

can’t go back to the past,” I say. “I can’t focus all

in me before, then what about now? It’s even less

business. He hated when I cooked just for fun, let alone

I have no intention of

him. And how am I supposed to trust that he won’t just leave me again? With no

nothing.

“We can start over.”

shake my head and soften my expression. “No, I don’t think we

exhausted. As usual,

I can’t wait to get off my feet and watch

is lounging on the couch when I walk in. He looks up at me and

he says, opening his arms

embrace and rest my head against his chest. Today

to bed so I can put it all behind me.

Karl’s face out of my mind. Before the anger, I could have sworn there was a flash of

“You okay?”

I sigh. “It’s just been

“Did something happen?”

and close my eyes. His body is

to bed sooner rather than later. It feels like I

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