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

he stuck to his word; he

think if they see us there together. Will they think we’ve reconciled?

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

guys with your drinks if

says, giving me a

turn to walk away, but I’m still close enough to hear Lauren’s cutting

One of them giggles. “Karl really did a number on her.” If only they knew he

feet away,

the next table. That last remark stays with

well-aimed

he is, finishing what

eyes at him. His eyebrows

I am to him, it’s almost like my anger heightens

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Karl

Abby’s cutting glare and stack the plates

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

allowed to use the

into the garbage, but I

conversation with Abby, I’m sort of worried that she’s going to

these days. I always knew that she would replace me, eventually,

to make sure that I set things right with her before she

chopping block.

say to Jack. He nods. Things have slowed down a little, so

I disappear for

going straight for my locker

unlock my locker, and

is that it’s given me a lot of time to

pushing bits of steak into the garbage

than Abby is his job. He’s obsessed with it. He has to be. You don’t get that

without being a bit

thing for me to exploit. And if Adam goes

he should. It shouldn’t even be a choice. If he agrees to leave her, then I’d really