#Chapter 13 – Engagement
Abby

He looms over me, his jaw clenched. His anger seems to win out over his attempt to shield his

emotions from me. The sheer power radiating off him makes me want to back down and submit to him.

I shake my head to clear my thoughts and take a step back. He might be an Alpha, but that doesn’t

mean I should let him get away with everything. I don’t need to submit to him, and I have no intention of

doing so ever again. If he thinks he can intimidate me, he’s wrong. I stand up straighter and stare him

in the eye.

“Engaged?” he snarls. “To whom?”

I cross my arms, creating a further barrier between us. I refuse to back down. “His name’s Adam

Mitchell, and he’s great. He’s my partner, and he really cares about me. No matter what, he believes in

me. He thinks I’m competent and loyal.”

I only say the last part to get under his skin, but I can’t help myself. It’s not like he doesn’t deserve it

after everything.

Karl growls in answer, and unease pools in my gut. I have a feeling that the growl came from his wolf

more than anything. He turns away and runs his hands through his hair, clearly trying to get a grip on

his anger. I wait quietly for him to sort himself out.

I was just as surprised when Adam proposed to me, but I haven’t second guessed my answer. Even

though we haven’t been going out for very long, I really like him. I think we could be really good

together, and we have time to get to know each other, anyway. Things move fast in our world, and we

both want the same things. That’s what really matters.

“Did you say Adam Mitchell?” he finally says, turning to look at me again. His expression has smoothed

it. He’s trying to keep me out. Though, I can’t

trying to mask,

“Yes?”

head. “He’s the

himself.”

fortune as

new life.” I’m not

ask. It would certainly make life easier if he did give me his

dry laugh. “I’m not interested in a business deal,

thinks he has the right to sound so bitter. Shouldn’t I be

years. Three years. Why is he doing this now,

to tell you, Karl. I’m happy with my new

a pleading look in his eyes. “Let’s just

arms behind my back, and he drops his to his side. “I can

about me. He just can’t stand the thought of another man

him. I can’t believe he thought I’d take him back after everything. It’s

know why he left me in the

can’t focus all of my energy on you like I did

before, then what about now? It’s even less

my restaurant business. He hated

He must know that I have no intention of giving up the thing I

I supposed to trust that he won’t just leave me again? With no explanation.

nothing.

“We can start over.”

my expression. “No, I

I’m exhausted. As usual, the restaurant was

I can’t wait to get off my feet and watch

the couch when I walk in. He looks up at me

he says, opening his

rest my head against

to get to bed so I can

my mind. Before the anger, I could have

“You okay?”

just been

“Did something happen?”

his torso and close my eyes. His body is warm, and

sooner

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