Chasing His Kickass Luna Back novel Chapter 247

Then, Karl’s brown eyes almost seem to gloss over, and he shakes his head. “No,” he says, the denial in his voice immediate and almost instinctive. “I didn’t try to bribe the judges. Daniel is lying.”

But even as he speaks I can see the flicker, the slightest shift in his eyes that betrays him. My heart sinks even more than it already has.

“Karl, don’t you dare lie to me.” My voice breaks, a crack in the facade of strength and poise that I’m desperately trying to maintain right now. “I know you. We used to be married. I can always tell when something’s off with you.”

For a moment, he just stares at me, and it’s like I can see the war raging behind his eyes. Then, finally, he lets out a deep and exasperated sigh.

“Okay,” he says quietly, sinking down onto a stack of boxes behind him. He tugs his mask down so I can finally see his entire face, and then he runs a hand through his already-tousled hair.

“Okay?” I murmur, taking a tentative step forward. “What is that supposed to mean?”

Karl is quiet for several more moments that feel like an eternity, and it makes me want to reach across the tiny supply closet and throttle him. But then, finally, he speaks.

“Daniel only has half of the truth, though,” he says, his brown eyes lifting to meet my gaze.

I frown and fold my arms across my chest. “Explain. I don’t have much time.”

As if on cue, the PA system outside flickers to life, muffled through the door of the supply closet: “Contestants, please return to your marks in five minutes. Repeat, this is your five minute warning.”