#Chapter 50: A Little Help
Abby
“You… Want to help?”
I’m taken aback. It’s not quite like Karl to willingly offer help, especially in the middle of the night like
this. In fact, the very thought of it instantly whisks me back to a memory that was buried in the deep
recesses of my mind from when we were married. novelbin
“Karl, could you pass me the pepper?” I had called out from our spa cious kitchen, my hands full as I
tried to juggle several trays of h ors d’oeuvres.
New Year’s Eve was tonight, and I had wanted to throw an unforgettable party for our friends. I had
spent days now focusing on my preparations. Everything had to be perfect.
The house was buzzing with energy. But instead of the joyful kind, it felt tense.
Karl’s se rvants moved around the house like shadows, silently and efficiently, executing his orders.
While I loved that our home came with a staff that made everything seem effortless, I wanted to be
involved in the preparations.
I wanted it to feel personal.
“Abby, let them handle it,” Karl had said, his voice strained.
His face was buried in his phone, undoubtedly dealing with some Alpha matters. The life of the leader
of our pack was never easy, and often the weight of it all rested heavily on his shoulders.
But this party was important to me. A fresh start, a new year, a way to reconnect with Karl after what
felt like months of him being distant.
“I want to do it,” I had insisted, rolling up my sleeves. “This is something I enjoy.”
Karl had only shot me a brief glance, his chocolatey eyes filled with the kind of exasperation you’d
expect from someone juggling the weight of the world.
“You always make things more difficult than they need to be,” he had muttered.
brush off his comment, focusing on the golden brown
in my distraction, the h ors d’oeuvres were
quickly replaced by the acrid smell of burnt food. Panic settled in
billowing out, the treats blackened
I exclaimed, my
from his phone. “What happened?” He surveyed
his impatience palpable.
I stammered, feeling small. “I need to start over.
irritation evident. “Abby, I have Alpha
the community. And you want me to roll
simple request,” I murmured, hurt evident in my
Karl was already walking away. “This whole
all just… silly.”
Silly.
blurred with tears. I
for the turn of the year, but for us, as a couple, to find our way back to each other. To
of life that
final act of taking control, Karl gestured for one
had ordered curtly, pointing at the
for me. Without a word, I had stormed out
It wasn’t about the burnt h ors d’oeuvres or even the party
feeling unheard, unimportant, and overshadowed by the looming
drawing me back
help you.”
my temples. “Karl, I appreciate it, but I’ve got this. You’ve already been
you can head
Karl can answer, I gently extricate myself from his grip
upon sitting back down in my chair, I notice a presence. I look up to
leaning against the doorframe with his hands in his pockets and an amused look in
eyes.
can go home,” I say, stifling a laugh. “You don’t need to
and closing the distance between us.
a steely determination evident
watch you work yourself to the
do.”
me wants to refuse, to guard my problems
exhausted and
towering pile of paperwork
all of this for payroll. After that, I’ve got to put in
renewing the
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