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?

foolish, but I can’t stop the sliver of hope from piercing my heart. What if he’s finally the

The man I married, before everything got so twisted up and broken. What if I can have

best friend back?

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

little pain,

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me up from work and drives us back to my

last thing I want to do is hurt his feelings. It’s not like there’s an easy way to tell

in your relationship. What if

bad in bed? Which he isn’t, he’s

he asks, handing me a glass.

“It was fine.”

Karl? How’s he

sigh and pull myself onto one of the kitchen

into it,” I say, thinking about the intimate moment I almost shared with

the sensation of his hand on

loosens his tie.

wine. Then another. I’m definitely in need

I’m not that surprised,” he

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

time here. He either brings over a bottle,

I mind. He always brings expensive stuff,

of mine

“Yeah, me neither.”

thought Karl really had changed. It seemed like things

just finally bent Jack to his will. It’s hard to contradict him. He just has a knack

he wants. It’s

there’s just an adjustment period,” he

“That’s generous of you.”

really prepared him for work as

standing up for him?”

shaking his

very okay with him working for me,”

start. I still can’t get over

around the bush. I’m sure

doesn’t

“I trust you. He can do whatever he wants. Hell, he can work for you for