Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 30: Fallout
Abby

“I can’t. I’m busy here. I’ve told you a million times that I’m going to help Abby as long as she needs

me.”

“Your pack needs you.”

I bite my lip and force myself to breathe quietly. I need to be ready to dash away if they make a move

toward the door. Hopefully, I hear them before it’s too late. Even with the risk, I can’t help but lean a

little closer to hear his response.

“Abby’s my priority.” My eyebrows fly up. No matter how many times he says it, it still shocks me.

“And I trust Christian. He’s a great Beta, and I know he has everything under control. I’ve been

checking in with him every night. If he really needed me, he’d let me know.”

“Please, I’m desperate for you to come back to work.”

Karl is silent for a moment, and I take a half step back, expecting him to fling open the door any

moment. But he doesn’t. “Look, I’m not going to argue with you about this,” he finally says. “Unless

there’s an emergency, I’m here to stay. Christian is more than capable.”

I move back behind the counter when there’s another long silence. There’s no point in pushing it. I’ve

heard all I needed to hear, anyway. Clearly, Karl wasn’t lying to me when he said he wanted to put me

first for once. His secretary was practically begging for him to come back, and he still refused.

Unfortunately, it clears nothing up for me. Why the sudden dedication to my work? Why stay here when

he’s the top-dog somewhere else? It doesn’t make sense when I compare him to the man I used to

know.

Is it possible he’s actually made a change, and that’s it not all for show?

sliver of hope from piercing my heart. What if he’s finally

I married, before everything got so twisted up

best friend back?

too good to be true, but hope is like a leech. Once it’s latched on, it’s impossible

little

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work and drives us back to my

is hurt his feelings. It’s not like there’s

relationship. What if he thinks I’m accusing him?

in bed? Which he isn’t, he’s just

today?” he asks, handing

“It was fine.”

Karl? How’s he been

pull myself onto

get into it,” I say, thinking

of his hand on mine, its

his tie. “That

another sip of wine. Then another. I’m definitely

I’m not that surprised,” he

tops off my glass, then puts the empty bottle with the others. It’s crazy how much wine

either brings over a

brings expensive stuff, and it more than makes up for

mine

“Yeah, me neither.”

had changed. It seemed

his will.

whatever he

sure there’s just an adjustment period,” he

“That’s generous of you.”

an Alpha has really prepared him for work as a

standing up for him?”

shaking his head. “Go

him working for me,”

to start. I still can’t get over the feeling that he should care

does. Karl isn’t one to beat around the bush.

doesn’t seem

he wants. Hell, he can work