Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 35: Karl’s Idea
Abby

I weave through the tables, greeting my customers. A lot of my regulars are here tonight, and I stop at

Emily’s table. She’s here with her friends, Lunas like her. I know most of them from when Karl and I

were married.

Emily looks up at me, and I plaster on a smile. “Hi, dear,” she says, her tone as patronizing as ever.

“Wonderful food tonight.”

She gestures to her empty plate, and I wave over Freddy. He walks to us. “Clear these,” I say. He nods

and takes their plates away.

“He’s yummy,” one of her friends says, watching him stride away.

“He sure is,” Emily agrees.

She looks up at me and I force a smile. “Is there anything I can get for you guys?”

“No, dear. We’re just finishing up our drinks.” She lifts her martini to her lips and takes a sip.

“We were just talking about the Alpha party,” her friend Lauren adds. We used to make polite chit-chat

with each other at Alpha events. Now she looks at me like I’m miles beneath her. It makes my anger

flare. Luckily, I’ve gotten good at hiding my feelings, and I don’t think my smile changes when my gaze

lands on her.

“Oh, that should be fun,” I say.

“It’s really too bad you won’t be there,” Emily replies. “We miss having you at all these events.”

I seriously doubt she misses it at all. I don’t bother to tell her she might actually see me there. I’m

assuming Karl still plans to take me, but I haven’t inquired recently. We’re not exactly on good terms

of attending a stuffy party with

to his word;

if they see us there together. Will they think

wrong impression because that’s never going to happen, especially not

it is,” I say. “I’ll leave you guys with your drinks if there’s nothing I can

says, giving me a false

still close enough to hear Lauren’s cutting remark. “Oh,

giggles. “Karl really did a number on her.” If only they knew he was working

away,

table. That last remark stays with me as

kitchen. It was a well-aimed blow. Karl really did do

he is, finishing

and I narrow my eyes at him. His eyebrows go up, but he

can’t stand how attracted I am to

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Karl

away from Abby’s cutting glare and stack the plates in the sink. Jack pulls the

rinsing one of the plates. Until they bring a new stack, there’s really

to use the big-boy

shoveling food into the garbage, but I know better at this point than

Abby, I’m sort

would replace me, eventually,

I need time to make sure that I set things right

chopping block.

break,” I say to Jack. He nods. Things have slowed down a little, so it

disappear for a

going straight for my locker where I keep my phone. There’s

unlock my locker, and I

that it’s given

steak into the garbage earlier. That

not more, than Abby is his job. He’s obsessed with it. He has to be.

being a

to exploit. And if Adam goes for

a choice. If he agrees to leave her,