#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

a sort of blankness to it. He’s trying to keep

trying to

“Yes?”

shakes his head. “He’s the

himself.”

a fortune as well,” I say. “If

give me your blessing to start a new life.” I’m not really expecting him

certainly make life easier if he did give

shakes his head with a dry laugh. “I’m not interested in a business deal, but

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

Three years. Why is he doing this now,

tell you, Karl. I’m happy with

look in his eyes. “Let’s just start over,” he says,

and he drops his to his side. “I can

just can’t

I’d take him back after

I still don’t even know why he left me in the first

can’t go back to the past,” I say. “I can’t focus all of my energy on

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

restaurant business. He hated when I cooked just for fun,

of giving up the thing I love, especially just to

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

nothing.

“We can start over.”

my head and soften my expression.

night, I’m exhausted. As usual, the restaurant was

to get off

when I walk in. He looks up at me and smiles,

opening his arms to

and rest my head

bed so I can put it all behind me. All night, I

face out of my mind. Before the anger, I could have sworn there was a flash

“You okay?”

sigh. “It’s just been a long

“Did something happen?”

torso and close my eyes. His

long like this, he’ll have to carry me to bed sooner rather than later. It feels like I could sleep for

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