Chasing His Kickass Luna Back
Chapter 235

I move toward the standing mixer, throwing ingredients in, taking care to

measure with conviction. Cooking is one thing, but making is another; there is

no room for measuring mistakes. An extra tablespoon of sugar could ruin the

whole dish.

Karl grins, his voice cutting through the tension. “Don’t forget to breathe, Abby,”

he reminds me, shooting me a wink from across the table.

I let out a breath. “I’m breathing.”

“Yeah, sure,” he says, sliding the bowl of lemon zest toward me. “Everyone

knows that breathing involves keeping your chest perfectly still, your shoulders

stiff, your face red.”

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I can’t help but chuckle. “Alright, fine. You’ve got me.”

We move in sync for a little while longer, zesting and whipping. The timer is

counting down faster than I expected, but I’m not worried.

Until, that is, I reach for the nutmeg—only to pop open the lid and wince at the

overwhelming scent of cumin. “What the—”

Karl looks up, eyes narrowing. “That’s not nutmeg.”

“No, it’s not.” I frantically search for the correct spice, but time is sl*pping through

my fingers. “Maybe the labels got messed up.” I pick up another jar, pop open

the lid, and inhale. But the jar, labeled ‘cinnamon’ this time, smells like paprika.

“Huh?” I mutter, my panic rising. “Paprika in the cinnamon jar? What’s going on

here?”

Karl is already on the move, reaching into our spice cupboard up to his elbow.

He eventually pulls out another jar labeled ‘nutmeg’ and hands it to me. “Here,

this one is bound to be the right one. The other must have gotten mixed up.”

Nodding, I grab the jar. A quick glance at the clock makes my heart leap into my

chest; I’ve wasted more time hunting for spices than I would have liked, and the

camera is on me, documenting my struggle. Stifling a curse, I dump the nutmeg

into the mixture and get back to work.

We scramble to catch up with the other contestants, but the lost minutes feel

like a lifetime. I can’t shake the feeling that something isn’t right, that this mix-up

was more than just an accident.

“Karl, these spices,” I hiss, whisking furiously, “do you think—”

“—Sabotage?” he finishes. I nod, and he narrows his eyes. “Don’t worry about it

right now, Abby. Not enough time.”

Karl is right. I’m gritting my teeth, my mind racing with suspicions I can’t afford to

entertain right now. The clock is ticking, and the tiramisu is only halfway done.

“Pass the pistachios,” I say next, my voice strangely steady despite the

pounding in my chest.

Karl hands them over without a word, his focus completely dialed in on the

competition.

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