Chasing His Kickass Luna Back novel Chapter 393

Abby

Karl’s raised eyebrow tells me that my suggestion has taken him by surprise.

“A masquerade party?” he asks, his voice filled with skepticism. “I don’t know, Abby. That’s a strange request, at least for a holiday party.”

I sigh, running a hand through my hair. The memory of our first Christmas party together as a married couple is still floating through my mind, and it’s filled my heart with a warmth that I’m not sure if I want to express for the sake of coming across as too much of a softie.

“I just figure it could be a way for me to go without raising too many eyebrows,” I say with a shrug.

Karl looks at me for a few moments, and I can practically see the gears turning in his head.

“It’s just… with the election announcement coming up, I’m not so sure,” he says as he leans back against the long dining table behind him—it’s a beautiful mahogany, and all of the matching chairs have tufted seats made out of a classy golden-beige color that I picked out when we were married.

“What makes you think that it would hinder the election?” I ask, cocking my head to the side.

He shrugs. “I don’t know, Abby,” he admits. “I just won’t know if I want to create any waves right now. Maybe if Ethan and I weren’t fighting, but… I think I could use all of the good press I can get, and you know how people can be around here.”

I can understand his reservations. He’s got this tumultuous election against his brother coming up, and people in this area can be a bit… closed-minded.

If Karl throws a masquerade party for Christmas, I could see how it would make him worry that people might see it as odd or out of character.