Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 18 – Bartending for you
Abby

Karl hands me a glass of water, and I take a few small sips.

I’m still a little drunk, but I feel better now that I’m away from the bar. Thank G od Karl was able to

teleport us out of there, even if it made me throw up the minute we appeared on his front lawn. Another

blessing, in retrospect, considering I feel a lot less dizzy than I did before.

“Why were you there by yourself?” Karl asks, sinking into the chair across from me.

He sounds a little mad, but I know his anger isn’t directed at me. Not completely, at least. I’m surprised

he didn’t tear that guy’s head off. If he had, I don’t think I would have felt the need to stop him. Just the

memory of those possessive hands on me makes me shudder.

I’m draped across Karl’s leather couch, my clutch abandoned on the floor beside me, and my heels

toppled over nearby. There are a few bruises on my wrist from where that guy grabbed me, and Karl’s

eyes keep lingering there, his gaze darkening.

“Leah was with me,” I say.

“I didn’t see her.”

I shrug and place my glass on the ground. “She went off with some guy.”

“Good friend.”

“I told her it was okay,” I admit. She offered to stay with me, but I didn’t want to hold her back from

having fun. It was s tupid, but I thought I’d be alright by myself.

He shakes his head, his jaw clenched. “I’ve never seen you that drunk.”

“I don’t usually get that drunk.” And I’m not too interested in getting that drunk again. Feeling dizzy and

slightly nauseous is never fun. Neither is throwing up on your ex-husbands perfectly manicured lawn

while he holds your hair.

I decide to change the subject before he decides to scold me. “Why were you hanging around there?”

“For fun, I guess.” He doesn’t sound convinced. I wonder if someone else dragged him there. His

cousin maybe.

to be. I could never

were married.”

dancing, or try a new restaurant, but he was usually

he actually had the time to do something for fun, and that

some sort

precarious position back then,” he says. “But things

for things now than I used

prefer to be working?”

what he wants to say next. “I wanted

for the Alpha

more work than

I know that now.” Something vulnerable comes across

open than he has in a while. I’ve gone over the last

in my head, and a part of me could tell he was

at

“Do you?”

down at his lap. “You’re just as important to me.” He meets

his

part of me wants to believe him, but I don’t know how

looked into Olivia after what happened with your employees. I wanted to help

sigh. I’m not really surprised that he did. I’d be more surprised if he didn’t butt into my business.

in passing up the

get involved.

was buying reviews on social media. I also saw pictures of her restaurant.

direct

for the information to sink in. My throat burns, and I

but tears well up into my

I admit, my voice

to say. “I have no employees.

the cooking, someone has to man

It’ll take weeks to hire and train

tears fall, and I wipe them away with the back of my hand. “It

much to me. I don’t want to lose my restaurant after everything I

and cry harder. It feels good to let it out. The couch cush ions beside me

sits down. He puts his hand

going to be okay,” he says in a low voice. “You’ll figure it out, and I’m more than

if you’ll let me.”

I nod, sniffling.

a drink,” he says, standing. “How does that

and nod. “Yeah,

to the bar cart in the corner and gets out the shaker. A moment later,