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.

off his comment, focusing on the golden

my distraction, the h ors

replaced by the acrid smell of burnt food. Panic

billowing out, the

it!” I exclaimed, my eyes

away from

his impatience palpable.

small. “I need to start over. Can you help

evident. “Abby, I have Alpha

that impact the community. And you

simple request,” I murmured, hurt evident in my

away. “This whole party, your insistence on doing everything

all just… silly.”

Silly.

My vision blurred with tears.

the year, but for us, as a couple, to find our way back

in the mundanity of life that

act of taking control, Karl gestured for one of

ordered curtly, pointing at the kitchen

straw for me. Without a word, I

h ors d’oeuvres or even the

and overshadowed by the

shooting me a slight smirk and drawing me back out of my memory. “I,

help you.”

appreciate it, but I’ve

can

from

down in my chair, I notice a

doorframe with his hands in his pockets and an

eyes.

go home,” I say, stifling a laugh. “You don’t need to be here.

and closing the

mine, a steely determination evident in

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

do.”

Part of me wants to refuse, to guard my

part, the one that’s exhausted and overwhelmed, yearns

towering pile of paperwork on my desk.

of this for payroll. After that, I’ve got to

renewing the

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