Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0149
Abby

I push open the door to the restaurant, the soft chime signaling my unexpected entrance. I feel the

weight of curious gazes on me—Daisy, Ethan, a few waiters. They’re all surprised to see me back so

early.

“Abby, what are you doing here?” Ethan asks, a mix of confusion and concern etching his face. “We

thought you weren’t supposed to be back from your vacation until tomorrow.”

“I just… wasn’t really feeling it,” I say, forcing a smile that probably looks more like a grimace. “I

decided to come back a little early.”

Ethan nods. Maybe he’s satisfied with my response, or maybe he just figures that it’s not his business.

But then my eyes lock with Chloe’s. The slight tilt of her head, the thin press of her lips—it all screams,

‘We need to talk.’

“As happy as I am to see you home early,” Chloe says, lowering her voice, “I think we should talk.

Now.”

soon as we’re enclosed in the privacy of my dimly lit office,

between a detective and

folding her

inaudible sigh, feeling the burden

resolved not to tell her—or anyone, for that matter. It’s too embarrassing.

come

lift. “Oh yeah? Just got

give her a

Chloe sits down, leaning her elbows on the desk. There’s

Abby. All

of me wants to keep up the lie, but I know that it’s no use. Chloe has always been

deep breath, I start to recount the events—how Karl

home, the dinner, the

leaving you?”

of indignant fury

gay. But

“Right,” she says. “What really sucks is

you regardless of

mutter, running a hand through my hair. “And I really thought that Karl

person, too.”

bridge of her nose.

manipulate us into

“No kidding.”