Chapter 0130
“Karl,” Gianna says once they’re gone, snapping me out of my reverie. “I think you should come to

dinner tonight. We need to discuss a few more things.”

I look up at her. There’s something off about her tone, something I can’t quite place. Maybe because of

that, I wind up making a snap decision. “You know what?” I say, standing. “That’s an excellent idea.

We’ll hold a dinner at my house tonight.”

For a moment, a peculiar expression crosses her face. It’s fleeting, but it’s there—a mix of surprise and

something else I can’t identify. She quickly masks it with a professional smile.

“Very well, sir. I’ll see you tonight.”

As I settle into the leather seat of my car, the engine purrs to life, but I don’t immediately pull out of the

parking lot. My fingers drum on the steering wheel, my mind racing through the events of the day.

Abby’s return home for the weekend, the council’s thinly veiled criticism, Gianna’s strange behavior—

each thought competes for attention, but it’s Abby who ultimately wins out.

his prolonged silence. “You know,

A date with Abby, gaining

was the goal, my friend. I’m even thinking of taking

before dinner. Let her choose whatever she wants, no price

latest designer handbags, high-end

loved spoiling her, loved the shine it would bring to her eyes, or so

really enjoy being spoiled?” My

to shift through years of

steals over my thoughts.

years of our

dinner due to an urgent Alpha

found her in our bedroom, crying softly into

to her, I went out the next day and bought an expensive

certain it would cheer her up, that the

disappointment.

when she opened the box, her face

her voice filled with a

I asked, confused, maybe even a little

“You always think that you can just… shower me

you want. But the truth is, I’d never appreciate them as much

quality time with you.”

she was being petty, maybe even bordering on ridiculous. Couldn’t

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