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?

I can’t stop the sliver of hope from piercing my heart.

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

best friend back?

is like

without a little pain, at

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up from work and drives us back to my

is hurt his feelings. It’s

in your relationship. What if

in bed? Which he isn’t,

was work today?” he asks, handing

“It was fine.”

he

pull myself onto one of the

into it,” I say, thinking about the intimate moment I

can still feel the sensation of his hand on mine,

loosens his tie. “That good,

of wine. Then another.

not that surprised,”

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

spends so much time here. He either brings over a bottle, or he’s asking

mind. He always brings expensive stuff,

mine he

“Yeah, me neither.”

I thought Karl really had

finally bent Jack to his will. It’s hard to contradict him.

people do whatever he wants. It’s

an adjustment

“That’s generous of you.”

has really prepared him for work as a subordinate.”

standing up for him?”

snorts, shaking his head. “Go d,

him working for

this is a good place to start. I still can’t get over the feeling that he should

to beat around the bush. I’m sure he’s made his intentions very

Adam doesn’t seem to

He can do whatever he wants. Hell, he can work