Chasing His Kickass Luna Back
Chapter 0352

I feel a bit more relaxed now after that stranger's kind words; even though I don't even know his name, he managed to uplift me. And that means a lot.

Suddenly, my phone buzzes in my pocket. I slip it out and quirk an eyebrow when I see it's a call from Karl. I haven't heard from him since he left, and in my drunken state of mind, the thought of hearing his voice makes me smile.

“Hey,” I answer, my speech a little slurred. “Miss me?”

It's late, and I half expect him to be making a midnight booty call, but the voice that comes through the phone tells a different story.

"Abby," he says, sounding exasperated, “We need to talk. Now.”

My heart skips a beat. I stop in my tracks, confused. “Is everything okay?”

He lets out a sigh, and I can just picture him running a hand through his hair. “I just got word from the police. They want to question Gianna. Because of you.”

I feel a lump forming in my throat. I guess I should have suspected this, but it still took me by surprise. “Already, huh?” I ask, starting to walk again.

“So you did turn her in?” he asks.

“Well, “turn her in’ is a bit of an overstatement,” I point out as I fumble in my pocket for my keys. "But, Karl, I found out that my CCTV footage on the night of the Alpha party was tampered with, so I took it to the police. When they asked if I had any enemies, I could only think of two names.”

He sighs again. “Let me guess: Gianna and Daniel.”

“Yup,” I say with a nod. I approach my apartment and jog up the steps. In my drunkenness, I drop my keys and giggle a bit at my clumsiness, then stoop to pick them up. Getting a bit dizzy, I wind up sitting on the step, taking a deep breath.

Karl, somehow drawing this conclusion without even seeing me, says, “Abby, are you drunk?”

I can't help but giggle a little again. “I may have had one or two or three drinks.”

"Abby..." I can tell he's exasperated, but he also chuckles on the other end. “You're a mess.”

“I'm trying not to be, I promise,” I say, running my hand through my hair as my tone grows serious. “It's just...”

“I know it's hard,” he says softly. “And I know you've been under a lot of stress lately, and I get why you'd suspect Gianna. Hell, I'd suspect her, too. But you should've reached out to me first. Gianna is my brother's election manager, and this is going to cause a lot of issues.”

I'm taken aback. “Election? What election?”

He pauses for a moment. “Shit,” he says, “I've been so busy I forgot to mention it to you: Ethan and I are holding an election to decide who gets to be Alpha. It's been crazy these past few days.”

My head is spinning with the revelation. Two major crises seem to be unfolding simultaneously for us. While I'm fighting to salvage my restaurant's reputation and clear my name, Karl is ensconced in a political campaign with his own brother.

"Wow," I breathe, still in shock. “That's... Do you need help, Karl? I could—"

"Just stay there,” Karl says, and it's now that I can really hear the exhaustion in his voice. “Focus on yourself. I'l be fine.”

There's a silence as I try to wrap my head around what he's just told me. Off in the distance, I can hear the sound of sirens. The sound of it oddly mirrors how I feel on the inside.

"When will I see you next?”

The words tumble out of my mouth before I can stop them. My cheeks instantly flush red, but it doesn't matter.

He pauses for a long time. And then, with a sigh, the words he says next make my heart sink.

“I don't know, Abby. Maybe not for a long time.”

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