Abby

My cheeks flush a deep shade of scarlet as Karl’s question hangs in the air, an

unspoken tension filling the room.

I suddenly feel very aware of every minute detail: the way the soft glow from the

desk lamp casts a shadow on his face, the almost-empty wine glasses on the

edge of my cluttered desk, the nervous drumming of my own fingers against my

thigh.

“Um… Wow,” I stammer with a wry chuckle, my tongue suddenly feeling thick in

my mouth. “That’s quite a loaded question, Karl. I’ll admit I haven’t even thought

about it. I’m sorry.”

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I half expect him to get upset again like he did the last time, but much to my

surprise, Karl’s lips curl into a slight grin, a glimmer of amusement dancing in his

eyes. “Oh, come on, Abby. I was just teasing you. You know, putting you on the

spot. That’s what interviewers do, isn’t it?”

He picks up his wine glass and takes a casual sip, as though he hadn’t just

completely thrown me off balance.

“I know, I know,” I murmur, reaching for my own glass. The wine feels warm as it

trickles down my throat, loosening a knot of tension I didn’t even realize was

there. “But you know what? It’s not just any date we’re talking about. I did

promise you, after all. I lost the bet, remember?”

His eyes lock onto mine, and for a moment, the playful mask he wears slips,

replaced by genuine surprise. “Did you just—?”

“Yes.” I cut him off, a sudden burst of courage—perhaps fueled by the Merlot—

filling me. “Look, if by some miracle I win this competition and have to cater the

Alpha party, and that keeps me from being your date…”

words carefully before letting them spill out. “So,

real date with you. A full,

for the ticking of

still lively as

his eyes widening for a fraction

settles back in. But it’s enough for

had an impact, and for the first

managed to catch

don’t

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back on

“I made a promise, Karl. And maybe it’s the wine talking or

fact that my life is one big ball of chaos right now and I

onto. But

square in the eye, my gaze unwavering.

you want. If I

his head.

say, feeling invigorated by the wine or maybe by

my veins. “I made a promise. I plan on

Karl’s face gives me pause. There’s a long silence before

feel my heart wrench

in a million

“Abby, I…”

over the room. This time,

a look I’ve

he’s about to drop

to talk to you

desk. He looks at

about to say is

say, forcing a

return the grin. In fact,

a deep breath. “Listen, um… After the

looking down for a moment

long. There’s a

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I can’t ignore it anymore. I

Abby.”

open in shock, then quickly close it again. I know Karl’s first

that his pack needs him, but I

of my selfishness over the

he’d have to leave. That he wouldn’t always be here,

up and his eyes ablaze with the fire

kitchen.

words escape before I can

wasn’t

his eyes apologetic but resolute. “I’m sorry,

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