Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0136
For a few seconds, it’s as if we’re the only two people in the room. Words fail me. My mind is a thicket

of emotions, feelings too intricate and tangled to put into coherent thought.

When Karl finally sits back down, a part of me wants to run away, to escape this newfound reality

where the lines between past and present blur. But I stay put, because running would mean letting go,

and letting go means losing a piece of myself that I’ve just rediscovered.

“Now,” Karl says, raising his glass. “Let’s enjoy this delicious dinner prepared by a renowned chef.”

The room comes alive as plates are set and glasses are filled. The aroma of the three-course meal I’ve

painstakingly prepared fills the air, and the murmurs return with time.

“The food smells incredible,” remarks one of the Betas, breaking the ice. Others nod, murmuring their

agreement.

“Yes, it’s delicious, too,” Karl adds, casting me a meaningful look from across the table.

Except for Gianna. Oh, I catch her alright, barely taking a bite, making faces like she’s ingesting poison.

She doesn’t speak throughout the entire dinner, and when plates are taken away, hers is still full. She

the cappuccinos, resorting instead to swirling her

stare

with irritation, but I let it pass. I don’t need her approval,

on the faces of everyone

Karl announces once the plates

fills the air as couples pair off, leaving Karl and me in a widening circle of emptiness. Then

hand towards me, a silent request that sends

me

I shouldn’t,” I

eyes are stern. “Dance

lead me to the makeshift dance

times. His body is pressed close to mine, his hand is resting on the small of my back,

It’s all I

from blushing.

I glance up finally, I notice that the expression on Karl’s face has shifted. His eyes

of emotion that

attend

I

like this. “I wanted to prove someone wrong,” I murmur,

“To prove that I’m not a pathetic

deepen, narrowing slightly. “Who told you that

observing us with a face

a moment as I see the butler lean toward her, murmuring something ever