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

party with him doesn’t sound all that fun. But a

and he stuck to

they’ll think if they see us there together.

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

with your drinks if there’s

giving me

to walk away, but I’m still close enough to hear Lauren’s cutting remark. “Oh,

giggles. “Karl really did a number on her.”

feet away,

next table. That last remark stays with me

well-aimed

here he is, finishing what

when I walk in, and I narrow my eyes at him. His eyebrows

work. I really can’t stand how attracted I am to

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Karl

glare and stack the plates in the

they bring a new stack, there’s

allowed to use the

shoveling food into the garbage, but

last conversation with Abby, I’m sort of

would replace me, eventually, but

set things right with her before she decides to put me

chopping block.

to Jack. He nods. Things have slowed down

I disappear for a few

the breakroom, going straight for my locker where I keep

I unlock my locker, and

a menial task is that it’s given me a lot of time to think. It

bits of steak into the garbage earlier. That the

Abby is his job. He’s obsessed with it. He

without being a bit

to exploit.

as he should. It shouldn’t even be a choice. If he agrees to