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

with him doesn’t sound all

he stuck to his

what they’ll think if they see us there together. Will they think

that’s never going to happen,

with your drinks

giving

enough to

One of them giggles. “Karl really did a number on her.”

away,

the next table. That last remark stays with me as

and walk back to the kitchen. It was a well-aimed blow.

here he is, finishing

when I walk in, and I narrow my eyes at him. His eyebrows go up, but he turns

stand how attracted I am to him, it’s almost like my

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Karl

Abby’s cutting glare and stack the plates in

the plates. Until they bring a new

allowed to use the big-boy

honesty, I’m getting tired of shoveling food into the garbage, but I know better at this point

sort of worried that she’s going to kick me

I always knew that she would replace me, eventually,

I need time to make sure that I set things right with her before she decides to put me on

chopping block.

to take a quick break,” I say to Jack.

disappear for

wander into the breakroom, going straight for my locker where I keep

when I unlock my locker,

is that it’s given me a lot

of steak into the garbage earlier. That the one

obsessed with it. He has to be.

being a

for me to exploit. And if

be a choice. If he agrees to leave her, then I’d