Chapter 0352
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.”
“Wow,” I breathe, still in shock. “That’s… Do you need help, Karl? I could—”
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The words tumble out of my mouth before I can stop them. My cheeks instantly flush red, but it doesn’t
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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.”