Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 50

#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.

his comment, focusing on

distraction, the h ors

acrid smell of burnt food. Panic

opened the oven, smoke billowing

I exclaimed, my eyes filling with

pulled away from his phone. “What happened?” He

his impatience palpable.

“I need

the weariness and irritation evident. “Abby, I have Alpha matters to

community. And you want me to

I murmured, hurt

walking away. “This whole party, your insistence on

all just… silly.”

Silly.

the face. My vision blurred with tears. I had wanted this party, not just

as

the mundanity of life that

a final act of taking control, Karl gestured for one

he had ordered curtly, pointing

straw for me. Without a word, I had stormed out of

with each step. It wasn’t about the burnt h ors

unimportant, and overshadowed by the

and drawing me

help you.”

temples. “Karl, I appreciate it, but I’ve got this.

you can head

answer, I gently extricate myself from his

in my chair, I notice

hands in his pockets and an

eyes.

I say, stifling a laugh. “You don’t need to

the doorframe, entering the office and closing the distance

onto mine, a steely determination

watch you work yourself to the bone,” he insists. “Just tell me what

do.”

Part of me wants to refuse, to guard

the one that’s exhausted and

I relent, pointing at the towering pile

After that, I’ve

for renewing the liquor

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