Chapter 0133
Abby

I’m in the kitchen organizing my thoughts, sketching out a me ntal roadmap for tonight’s three-course

extravaganza as I mumble under my breath.

“Sauvignon Blanc with the salmon… Hmm… Maybe I should prepare cappuccinos with the torte for

dessert…”

Just then, the door swings open, and in walks Karl, bags of groceries in hand. Gianna, his ever-present

secretary, trails closely behind him.

My heart does a little dance at the sight of Karl, a knee-jerk reaction I’ve never been able to fully quell.

Even with my wolf being asleep, the presence he creates when he walks into a room always makes her

lurch in my mind, as though she can always sense him in her sleep.

In a way, it’s frustrating. I want to yell at my wolf for leaving me alone and then momentarily

reappearing every time the man who broke my heart walks into the room, but I know it won’t do any

good.

However, something else is on my mind right now. I can’t help but notice how well they seem to get

laughing at something Karl has just said. A pang

everything you asked for,” Karl announces, setting

and I

a lot

a softness in his eyes that makes my stomach

“Need anything

thanks.” Then, I turn to Gianna, determined to be

you doing, Gianna?”

undertone to her voice. Then, shifting her attention to Karl,

need to sort some things out before the

Karl says, casting a glance in my direction as if to say ‘I’ll be back

room, Gianna leading the way with a sense

strange knot tighten in my stomach. It’s not jealousy, not

something—something that unsettles me.

outright disgust. “G

Elsie’s blunt honesty, I turn back to the counter. “Let’s not focus on her, Elsie. We’ve got

and it has to be

says. “Though, for the record, you’ve got no reason to be jealous.

place, especially not her.”

jealous,” I insist, although her words make me feel unexpectedly warm.

have no interest

she knows better, but she doesn’t push it. Instead, she helps

fresh salmon,

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