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 that fun. But a bet

to his word; he

see us there together. Will they

never going to happen, especially not after what he

it is,” I say. “I’ll leave you guys with your drinks

Emily says, giving me a false

still close enough to hear

them giggles. “Karl really did a number on her.” If only they

feet away,

to the next table.

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

here he is, finishing

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

really can’t stand how attracted I am to him, it’s almost like my anger heightens

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Karl

from Abby’s cutting glare and stack the plates

new stack, there’s really nothing for me to do.

use

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

Abby, I’m sort of

that she would replace me, eventually, but I hoped that it

things right with her before she decides to

chopping block.

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

I disappear for

straight for my locker where I keep my

locker, and I

good things about doing a menial task is that it’s given me a lot

while I was pushing bits of steak into the garbage earlier.

obsessed with it. He has

without being a bit of

perfect thing for me to exploit. And if Adam

he should. It shouldn’t even be a