Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Chapter 0161
Karl

It’s almost midnight when I put my car in park in the dimly lit alleyway, and I can’t believe I’m here right

now.

“Abby will see how much you care once you get these for her,” my wolf says, satisfied.

“Yeah,” I answer out loud as I cautiously get out of the car. “We’ll see about that.”

Two days ago, I finally found a lead on those truffles for Abby. I found the dealer through a sketchy

website, but he seemed legitimate enough. I just hope that it goes well, and like my wolf said, that Abby

sees how much I care after this.

My eyes dart around, taking in the cracked asphalt and graffiti-covered walls. The shady location

couldn’t be further from what I expected when it comes to cooking ingredients, but desperate times call

for desperate measures, I guess.

“You Karl?” A raspy voice pulls me from my thoughts. A tall, skinny man almost seems to materialize

from the shadows, his eyes shifty, avoiding direct eye contact.

“That’s me,” I respond, my voice tight. “You said you had the truffles?”

out a vacuum-sealed bag from

“Best you’ll find in the

looks genuine enough, but something about this guy is setting off alarm bells

I inspect them

“Erm, sure,” he finally says,

are genuine.”

just enough to get a sense of the aroma

fairly good sense of what

The smell is all wrong. They’re earthy, but there’s something off

chemicals. Frowning, I run my finger along

a face when it

hell is this?” I ask flatly,

“They’re black truffles. Just like you

let alone black truffles,” I growl, feeling a

me? Like I’m gonna pay ten grand

“Listen, I—”

I’ve already lunged forward, grabbing the collar of his shirt and

his pocket. “Bad move,” I

recognize as fear. “Okay, okay, take it,”

me go.”

still locked onto his. “Don’t let me

is pounding as I walk back to my car,

What kind of weird black market sh it

most importantly, I can’t go back to Abby empty-handed. Not after

truffles for her, and I’ll find them if it’s the last thing