Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0139
Abby

I stand by the long table, the air thick with the scent of gourmet h ors d’oeuvres and sparkling wine. Idly,

I pick up a tiny pastry, turning it this way and that before setting it back on the plate.

As if to steel my nerves and try not to think about what Karl is saying to Gianna in the other room, I’m

arranging the treats into some semblance of symmetry when a familiar voice that I haven’t heard in

years suddenly pulls me away from my thoughts.

“Abby, darling! It’s so good to see you again!”

I turn to find Rebecca, the wife of one of the Betas, her face glowing with genuine delight. I flash a

smile, the corners of my lips straining just a bit.

“Sarah, it’s been too long! How have you been?”

She glides over, her high heels clicking against the polished floor. “Oh, you know, busy with pack life,

community events, all that jazz. But never mind me; look at you! You’re stunning as ever!”

I chuckle, trying to deflect the attention. “Thank you. You look absolutely fabulous tonight.”

fashion and the unusually mild weather

But the conversation takes a turn when Sarah skillfully steers it

waters.

Abby,” she says, her eyes twi nkling, “I couldn’t help but notice

The pack could really use a union

no. We’re friends, and I

regard, but not

understanding at the

made that announcement tonight. I’ll admit, I

was getting back with a cheater and all that—but to find out that it was

was a mistake. I hope that the

smirking. “You know me; I’ll make

about it. I’m sure a lot of people will

of hearts were broken when the

unsure of how to respond. Yes, I’m sure a

mine.

to come up with an answer, “I should

And the food was

you,” I say, relieved. “You should

might have to

her perfume wafting around me like a cloud, and then moves on

leaving me to my plate of

the surface-level cheeriness of our conversation, I