Chasing His Kickass Luna Back by Jane Above Story

Then, Karl’s brown eyes almost seem to gloss over, and he shakes his head.

“No,” he says, the denial in his voice immediate and almost instinctive. “I didn’t

try to bribe the judges. Daniel is lying.”

But even as he speaks I can see the flicker, the slightest shift in his eyes that

betrays him. My heart sinks even more than it already has.

“Karl, don’t you dare lie to me.” My voice breaks, a crack in the facade of

strength and poise that I’m desperately trying to maintain right now. “I know you.

We used to be married. I can always tell when something’s off with you.”

For a moment, he just stares at me, and it’s like I can see the war raging behind

his eyes. Then, finally, he lets out a deep and exasperated sigh.

Enter title…

down onto a stack of

down so I can finally see his entire face, and then

through his already-tousled hair.

murmur, taking a tentative step forward. “What is

mean?”

quiet for several more moments that feel like an eternity, and it

the tiny supply closet and throttle

speaks.

the truth, though,” he says,

my gaze.

my arms across my chest. “Explain. I don’t have much

on cue, the PA system outside

please return to your marks in

is your five minute

nose and

unspoken. “I… I did

heart feels like it stops. The supply