Abandoned Luna Now Untouchable (Cecilia) novel Chapter 49

Cecilia

Harper had just returned with groceries when her phone rang.

She shifted the bags to one arm and answered with a quick, distracted “Hello?” After a short conversation, she turned to me, her eyebrows pulled together in concern.

“My mom pulled her back. I need to go help her,” she said, already setting the grocery bags on the counter.

I waved her off from my spot on the couch.

“It’s okay, really,” I said with a small smile.

“TIl be fine. I’ll just order takeout. Go take care of your mom.” She hesitated, her eyes scanning me like she wasn’t quite convinced.

“Text me if you so much as sneeze, okay?” she insisted, half in her shoes, bag dangling eff her arm like she couldn’t decide between me and her mom.

“I will,” I nodded.

But the moment the door clicked shut behind her, the apartment felt just a little too quiet.

could tell she was reluctant to leave me alone, but what could I do? Her mom needed her more than I did. After all, I was a grown woman who could handle being alone for one evening, injured or not.

As it turned out, the Moon Goddess had other plans for my night.

Not fifteen minutes later, my phone rang. When I saw Liam’s name on the screen.

Why would Liam call me at this hour? A flicker of doubt flashed through my brain.

I answered with caution. “Hello?”

“Miss Cecilia,” Liam’s cheerful voice came through, “your friend Harper ran into Beta Sawyer in the elevator. She mentioned you’d be alone tonight and asked if we might look in on you.”

My body went rigid. Oh my god, SHE DID WHAT?! can’t decide if I should be impressed. or mildly concerned.

“Alpha Sebastian wanted me to check if you’d be comfortable with that arrangement,” Liam continued, “Considering we’re all males, he thought you might prefer to decline.”

I stared at the ceiling, trapped in social quicksand. What was I supposed to say? [Yes, I’m terrified of spending time with three male wolves, especially when one of them is my boss whose thighs I accidentally groped today?]

“I don’t mind,” I said, forcing a cheerful tone I didn’t quite feel.

I tucked a strand of hair behind my ear and glanced nervously at the door.

“But isn’t it too much trouble? Actually-”

“No trouble at all!” Liam cut me off, his voice bright and enthusiastic.

Tve made butternut squash soup. I’ll bring some down for you.” My eyes widened as panic bubbled up.

“No, no! That’s for Alpha Sebastian. I can’t drink his soup!”

Liam gave a dramatic gasp, as if I’d just insulted the soup itself.

“Easy solution-he can join you. Or better yet, you can come up and dine together.”

“WHAT? No!” I blurted, practically jumping off the couch.

My heart slammed against my ribs like it was trying to escape.

The mere thought of sitting across from Alpha Sebastian at a dinner table was enough to short-circuit my brain.

“Liam, please! I’ve already ordered takeout!”

He actually winced at the word.

“Takeout? While you’re at home recovering from the infusion. Absolutely not.” His voice turned firm, almost offended, like I’d suggested eating cardboard.

“Your body needs proper nourishment to recover. I’ll come down to get you, and you’ll have dinner with Alpha Sebastian. It’s decided!”

“Liam, wait-”

Shit Cecilia. Get your mind out of the gutter!!!

Alpha Sebastian, oblivious to my internal meltdown, positioned me at his desk and placed a stack of documents in front of me.

Oh. WORK. He wants to do work together.

Relief washed over me, followed immediately by embarrassment at where my thoughts had gone. A small laugh escaped before I could stop it.

Alpha Sebastian glanced up, one perfect eyebrow arched. “Does working make you this happy?”

With no way to explain my actual thoughts, I doubled down on the awkward laughter.

“Yep. Born to work. It’s my calling.”

The corner of his mouth quirked up, and I realized with a jolt that I’d made him smile-actually smile.

We sat across from each other at his desk. I focused on the documents he’d given me, determined not to make a fool of myself again. The only sounds in the study were pages turning and keyboards clicking. it felt strangely… comfortable.

When I finished organizing the files as he’d requested, I looked up to tell him, only to find him completely absorbed in whatever he was reading on his screen. His brow was furrowed slightly, and I wondered if it had anything to do with his mood on the plane earlier.

I’d noticed his displeasure after we landed. When I suggested he go ahead without me, he hadn’t even acknowledged me. I suspected Xavier’s appearance at the airport was to blame. What Alpha would want to get involved in their employee’s messy personal life?

I took the opportunity to study him unobserved. The silver-rimmed glasses he wore for reading slid slightly down his nose. His dark hair fell across his forehead in a way that made my fingers itch to brush it back. His jawline could cut glass, and his lips…

Without warning, he looked up, catching me staring.

Our eyes locked

“..I finished organizing everything,” I stammered, my heart rate spiking so dramatically I was sure his wolf could hear it.

Oh, fantastic. Staring at your boss like he’s a GQ model-smooth move, Cecilial thought to myself,trying desperately to maintain my composure under Alpha Sebastian’s intense gaze.