Counterback of the Despised Luna
Chapter 55 My Call
Finished
“Enough!” 1 interrupted Queenie, my voice firm and unyielding. “Rosaline and Ryan are only friends. Stop making baseless accusations.
Despite my words, an image surfaced in my mind–Rosaline at the bar, her voice carrying through the air as she sang for Ryan. It was a memory 1 hadn’t wanted, yet it lingered.
1 clenched my jaw, tension rippling through me. No one spoke, the weight of my frustration silencing the room. Without another glance. I walked back to my office. Yet as I sat at my desk, I couldn’t concentrate.
The thought of Rosaline and Ryan together refused to leave me alone,
I turned to the papers before me, flipping through them aimlessly. The words blurred together, refusing to form in my mind.
A knock sounded at the door, breaking the cycle of my thoughts. Beta Yale stepped inside, a file in his hands. “Mr. Holbrook, I need your signature on this.”
I took the file, signed where needed, and handed it back. As Yale turned to leave, I spoke without thinking. “Yale, if a woman doesn’t think much of a man, why would that be?”
He stopped, clearly taken aback. Turning slowly, he gave me a questioning look. “What are you getting at,
I repeated the question, this time with more resolve. Yale paused, then tilted his head in thought.
“I’m not sure who you’re talking about, but maybe she doesn’t think the man is good enough for her.”
His answer hit harder than I expected, leaving a strange unease in its wake.
“Leave,” I said, dismissing him.
Yale exited without another word, and I leaned back in my chair, his words replaying in my mind.
Rosaline doesn’t think I’m good enough?
How could she possibly see me that way?
The thought gnawed at me, persistent and maddening. I couldn’t let it rest.
for the phone, I
through, steady and
my office,” I said, then hung up before
Rosaline’s POV:
figure out what Caden wanted this
calling me in for the smallest reasons, as though
to the 18th floor and walked directly to
55 My Call
clear voice rang
Finished
his desk, his jacket draped over the sofa
at the strength beneath. His striking features made him look like he’d stepped out of a painting, his sharp
were fixed on the screen as his hand
stood frozen, staring. It was no
hand, he’d chosen work
something you like?” His lips curved faintly, his
my cheeks. I cleared my throat and looked away. I didn’t realize
meet with Fostrau’s reps this afternoon?” he asked, finally pausing. He leaned back in his chair. crossing one leg over the other
His interest in
I didn’t
he said, his
to remain calm. “The meeting focused on next steps. I’m organizing the notes
turned, ready to leave, but his voice stopped
“What is it?”
-What
raised his bandaged hand slightly.
stared, caught off guard. “You can do
he spoke. “As the one who saved your life, I think it’s only fair that you handle this.”
the Eclipse Pack
already
all his pride, could be impossibly stubborn.
an annoyed look.
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