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“I do care for her,” I shoot back defensively, but my wolf has already withdrawn, leaving me alone with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

voice drips with

So she knows.

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

her through, you’ve got the nerve

Chloe has always been direct, no-nonsense, but this

I wasn’t prepared for right now. For a moment, I almost consider

the night that we almost

against it. “Look, I—”

it,” she cuts me off, stepping back from the bar. “If you want to make amends,

impressive than drowning your sorrows. Abby’s had enough, and I

bothering her—”

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

make it up

away. “You’ll never make up for it,

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

you

narrow. “I suggest you leave Abby the hell alone. For

with a retort, Chloe storms off. I down

liquor a poor distraction from the knot of guilt tightening in my

I mutter, both to myself and to the situation that seems to be spiraling out

stirs inside me, agitated. “Don’t

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