Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0143
Abby

At the mention of the email and the rare ingredients, Karl’s face turns pale. Seeing him like this

instantly fills me with an odd sense of dread as my mind begins to whirl with unending questions: why

did Adam send him that email? Why did Karl give him rare ingredients? When did Karl give him rare

ingredients?

“Karl, please tell me what’s wrong,” I say again, more urgently this time.

He takes a deep breath, then finally speaks. “I bought a ton of ingredients for Adam,” he admits, his

voice barely above a whisper. “Rare ones. For his restaurant.”

My heart is in my throat. “For Adam’s restaurant? But why?” I ask, genuinely confused.

“He asked, and I just figured I would help him out,” he murmured. But as he speaks, his eyes dart away

from me, indicating that he’s lying. I’ve always been able to tell when he’s pulling my leg.

“You’d better not be trying to lie to me right now,” I warn, my voice brittle. “I know you too well for that.”

His shoulders slump, and he looks down at his hands, gripping the edge of the bed with white knuckles.

says, his voice low. “It wasn’t

I press, but deep down, judging

know the answer

as though trying to steady

him into… into

swimming with thoughts, feelings, questions. I can’t fathom why

to my feet, my voice rising an octave.

with

voice is shaky, “I knew he was ga

to convince him to be just that: honest. To

wouldn’t waste your time on

demolishing everything I thought I knew. I look

find myself asking. “I don’t recall ever asking

knight in shining

He can’t meet my gaze, and instead keeps his

in front of him. “I care about you, Abby,” he says. “I love you.

someone who didn’t feel

understand his reasoning a little bit, but it doesn’t make it

have gotten involved. It wasn’t your

silence. Karl still can’t meet my gaze, and

that all this time