#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. Though, I can’t

hurt that he’s trying to

“Yes?”

his head.

himself.”

pack should make you a fortune as well,” I say. “If you’re good to me, that

I’m not really expecting him

It would certainly make life easier if

dry laugh. “I’m not interested in a

has the right to sound so bitter.

years. Why is he doing this now, after all this

tell you, Karl. I’m

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

behind my back, and he drops his

just can’t stand the thought of another man having

can’t believe he thought I’d take him back after everything. It’s

over. I still don’t even know why he

the past,” I say. “I can’t focus all of my energy on you like I did back then.

me before, then what about

he’ll never approve of my restaurant business. He hated when I

must know that I have no intention of giving up the thing I love, especially just to get

how am I supposed to trust that he won’t just

nothing.

“We can start over.”

my expression. “No, I don’t think we

exhausted. As usual, the restaurant was packed, and I spent the

wait to get off my feet and watch TV

walk in. He looks up at me and smiles,

says, opening his arms to

rest my

so I can put it all behind me. All night, I

out of my mind. Before the anger,

“You okay?”

I sigh. “It’s just been a

“Did something happen?”

arms around his torso and close my eyes. His body

he’ll have to carry me to bed sooner rather than later. It feels like I could sleep

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