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.

of a workaholic than you used to be. I could never get you to

were married.”

to go out dancing, or try a new restaurant, but he was usually too busy.

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

some

then,” he says. “But things have

now

to be working?” I

weigh what he wants to say next. “I wanted to

Alpha

work

but work isn’t everything. I know that now.” Something

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

and a part of me could tell he was

to myself at the

“Do you?”

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

his face.

wants to believe him, but I don’t know

Olivia after what happened with your

that he did. I’d be more surprised if he didn’t

no point in

get involved.

on social media. I also saw pictures of her restaurant. Her decor is

a direct copy of

moment for the information to sink in. My throat burns, and I look down at my lap.

I tell myself, but tears

admit, my voice a little shaky.

to say. “I have no employees.

all the cooking, someone has to man the front desk and wait

drinks. It’ll take weeks to

tears fall, and I wipe them away with the back of my hand. “It just–” I take a deep breath.

much to me. I don’t want to lose

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

sits down. He puts his hand on

be okay,” he says in a low voice. “You’ll figure it out, and

if you’ll let me.”

I nod, sniffling.

a drink,” he says, standing.

and

bar cart in the corner and gets out the