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 the golden brown

h ors d’oeuvres were left for a tad too

acrid smell of burnt food.

billowing out, the

my

away from his phone. “What happened?” He surveyed the

his impatience palpable.

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

evident. “Abby, I have Alpha matters to

impact the community. And you

I

away. “This whole

all just… silly.”

Silly.

vision blurred with tears. I had wanted this

us, as a couple, to

in the mundanity of life

a final act of taking control, Karl gestured for one of his se

this,” he had ordered curtly, pointing

for me. Without a word, I had stormed out

step. It wasn’t about the burnt h ors

feeling unheard, unimportant, and overshadowed by the looming ‘Alpha

a slight smirk and drawing me back out of my

help you.”

I appreciate it, but I’ve got this. You’ve already

can

I gently extricate myself from his grip and head back down the hallway

chair, I notice a presence. I look up to

his hands

eyes.

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

the office and closing the distance between us.

onto mine, a steely

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

do.”

flutters at his insistence. Part of me wants to refuse, to guard my

one that’s exhausted and overwhelmed,

the towering

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

renewing the

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