#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.

workaholic than you used to be. I could never get you to go out back when

were married.”

wanted to go out dancing, or try a new

time to do something for fun, and that was

some sort of

in a precarious position back then,” he

things now than

you’d still prefer to be working?”

“Yeah, usually.” He seems to weigh what he

the Alpha

more work than

everything. I know that

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

a million times in my head, and a part of me could tell he was pulling away, even if

to myself at the

“Do you?”

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

on his face.

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

into Olivia after what happened with your employees.

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

I ask, resigned. There’s no point in passing up the information,

get involved.

reviews on social media. I also saw pictures

a direct copy of

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

tell myself, but tears well up

don’t know what I’m going to do,” I admit, my voice a little

I need to say. “I have

the cooking, someone has

weeks to hire and train new

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

to me. I don’t want to lose

harder. It feels

Karl sits down. He puts

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.

don’t I make you a drink,” he says, standing. “How does that

my cheeks and nod. “Yeah,

to the bar cart in the corner and gets out the shaker.

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