Chapter 108
“And you know how much this competition means to her,” my wolf retorts. “If you ever plan on winning

her back, you need to show support. Show that you care. And not just about yourself.”

“I do care for her,” I shoot back defensively, but my wolf has already withdrawn, leaving me alone with

my thoughts and my drink.

As if on cue, Chloe, one of the bartenders, walks over to refill my glass, her eyes cold, judgmental. It’s

as if she’s trying to pour that disdain she feels for me into the glass along with the liquor.

“What’s with the look?” I ask, setting down the glass harder than I mean to. “You’re serving up

judgments now instead of drinks?”

“Considering who’s asking, I think I can manage both,” she snaps, her eyes narrowing.

My eyebrows shoot up, surprise mingling with a touch of indignation. “I’m missing something here,

aren’t I?”

“Missing something? Oh, you mean like how you missed being supportive of Abby when she needed

Her voice drips with

So she knows.

me everything, Karl. I know what went down last night, how you made her

got the nerve to get

like I’ve been slapped. Chloe has always been direct, no-nonsense,

right now. For a

we almost h ooked up

against it. “Look, I—”

off, stepping back from the bar. “If you want to make amends, you better

Abby’s had enough, and

bothering her—”

made a mistake, okay?” I say, my voice tinged with

it up

shaking her head as she turns away. “You’ll never make up

not in mine. Especially not if you’re going to stomp all over her

what do you

leave Abby the hell

retort, Chloe storms off. I down the rest of my drink in

a poor distraction from the knot of guilt

n it,” I mutter, both to myself and to the

me, agitated. “Don’t listen

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