#Chapter 92: The Butler’s Secret — Part I

Karl

As I watch the train speed away, a new form of emptiness settles in my stomach.

Abby is pissed at me; I know that. I know that what I did with Adam was messed up, and I guess I

hoped in some sort of naive way that she would never find out. Well, she found out. And she’s furious.

Hell, she might not even want to see me ever again.

“You’ve got to fix this,” my wolf growls, his voice stern in the back of my mind.

“You think I don’t know that?” snap back internally as I begin to make my way back to the car. “But at

this point, I don’t even know if Abby will listen to me anymore. You saw how pissed she was this

morning.”

“Make her listen, then. She’ll cool off and will be more willing to hear you out with time.”

“And what until then?” I ask. “What the hell am I supposed to do while I wait for her to miraculously

‘cool off’?”

My wolf pauses for a moment. I put the car in drive and pull out of the parking lot, and that’s when he

speaks up again.

“You can start with that awful secretary of yours,” he finally says. “Show Abby where your loyalties lie.

That secretary has been a point of contention since the beginning.”

As much as I hate to admit it, I know that my wolf is right. Gianna has been a problem, even more so

now that I know what her true motives are. If she really has had feelings for me all these years, I would

have to wonder whether these feelings of hers ever impacted certain things.

In fact, I remember Abby mentioning on multiple occasions that she had to make an appointment with

my secretary just to see me; which, now that I think about it, was never true.

At the time, I thought that Abby was just misremembering things, or maybe exaggerating because she

was angry. But now I know better. Gods, I should’ve listened to Abby from the beginning.

little ways like that, even back then? Trying to

with me?

this thought has given me

a side road

need to have a

nodding in approval as I knock on the door to Gianna’s house. The

having fully latched after its last use. I decide to poke

only to halt in

chatting with her at the kitchen table. They

going wide while Gerald

he says, standing. “How nice to see

here, Gerald?” I ask. I didn’t know that the two of them were so

a friendly catch-up,” Gerald replies, his face not giving

and smiles. “Actually, I was just leaving.

he’s gone, Gianna meets my gaze

and look her straight in the

about Abby were not

my hand to stop her. “Let me finish. If you ever dare to

unwarranted advance toward me, you’re

eyes widen. “Karl, you can’t be serious. I

thought wrong,” I cut her off sharply, knowing what her implications will

but I never have and I

her my Luna again. If you have a

elsewhere.”

filling with tears, and for a moment I think she’s going to argue.

her shoulders slumping

she murmurs, looking down at her

on my heels and walk out of the room, leaving

with her own

make my way back home, ascending the grand staircase

with a mixture

step,” I think to my wolf. “I’ve decided that I’m going

to make her see exactly why I did

settle into my leather chair, then open up a

out, it’s much more difficult than

blinking cursor on

distant.

her back?” my wolf asks with a

press the backspace key until the screen is

please hear me out—”

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