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

something Karl has just

asked for,” Karl announces, setting the bags on

and I are just friends now. “Thank you, both of

means a lot

that makes my stomach churn with a

“Need anything

thanks.” Then, I turn to

you doing, Gianna?”

to her

you privately? We need to sort some things out before

a glance in my direction as if to

room, Gianna leading the way with

knot tighten in my stomach.

something—something that unsettles me.

sounds like outright disgust.

blunt honesty, I turn back to the counter.

and it has

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

place, especially not her.”

not jealous,” I insist, although her words make me feel unexpectedly warm. “Karl and

I have no interest

gives me a look that says she knows better,

groceries, laying out the fresh salmon, vibrant vegetables, and a variety of spices

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