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.

wolf stirs, breaking his prolonged silence. “You know,

A date with Abby, gaining her

of him. “That was the goal, my friend. I’m

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

latest designer handbags, high-end jewelry, whisking her

shine it would bring to her eyes, or so I

being spoiled?”

sigh, taking a moment to shift through years of memories and moments.

steals over my thoughts.

with the early years of our relationship and my role as Alpha.

due to an urgent Alpha

in our bedroom, crying softly into her

effort to make it up to her, I went out the next day and bought an expensive diamond necklace.

certain it would cheer her up, that the sheer extravagance would wipe

disappointment.

when she opened the box,

it,” she said, her voice filled with a sadness I didn’t

maybe even

my love,” she replied. “You always think that you can

truth is, I’d never appreciate them

quality time with you.”

I thought she was being petty, maybe even

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