#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.

ways like that, even back

with me?

now. But, this thought has

a side road

need to have a

feel my wolf nodding in approval as I knock on the door

never having fully latched after its last use.

only to

is sitting there, casually chatting with her at the kitchen table. They

up, Gianna’s eyes going wide while Gerald plasters a

he says, standing. “How

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

Gerald replies, his face not giving anything away. He grabs his coat off

“Actually, I was just leaving. I’ll see you at the

my gaze again. “Karl… What brings you

straight in the eye.

Abby were not

interrupt, but I raise my hand to stop her. “Let

another unwarranted advance toward me, you’re fired.

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

knowing what her implications will be before she

you, Gianna. I’m sorry, but I never have and I never will. Abby is my

to make her my Luna again. If you

elsewhere.”

at me, her eyes filling with tears, and for a moment I think she’s

her shoulders

down at her

anything else. I turn on my heels and walk out of the room,

with her

my way back home, ascending the grand staircase that

laden with a mixture of dread

next step,” I think to my wolf. “I’ve decided that I’m going to write Abby a letter.

genuine letter that’s going to make her see exactly why

settle into my leather chair, then open up a new document on my

as it turns out, it’s much more difficult

the blinking cursor on the

distant.

really think that’ll win her back?” my wolf asks with

until the screen is empty again.

please hear me out—”

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