Chapter 9 Ethan is different
While we wait for the security footage to load, the waitress recounts her transaction with Jane’s lookalike. “She was beautiful, and very friendly. I wish all customers were like her.” She gushes, “She bought a box of cookies and asked if she could use the service exit, because she parked in the side street. The young woman glances back and forth between her manager and me, uncertainty painting her features. “Was that wrong?”
“No, you didn’t do anything wrong.” I assure her, trying to keep my voice gentle even though her decision has actually inconvenienced me greatly. If only she’d said no! The blonde would have been forced to walk out the front, right past me. “Have you ever seen her before?”
Unfortunately the waitress is too young to have been working here when Jane and I were married, but maybe she’s seen her on other occasions. “I’m sorry, no.” She replies. “I think she was from out of town.”
“Why do you say that?” I question sharply.
“Well, she said she loves our pastries but she never gets to eat them anymore because she moved away.” The waitress explains.
“Can you tell me anything else about her?” I implore, keeping my fingers crossed that she’ll remember some small clue to the woman’s identity.
“Well, I can tell you she has money.” She answers, “Her clothes were designer and the perfume she was wearing costs
thousands of dollars.”
I leap at the detail, “What was the perfume brand?”
“La louve.” The young woman flushes, “I’ve been saving up for a bottle for months. I think it was the signature line.”
hints. In addition to the oversized sunglasses obscuring the woman’s features, she kept her face. averted from the cameras the entire time she was
my one-time bride. When I get back to my penthouse, I head straight for my closet, reaching up to the high shelves above the clothing racks and extracting a worn shoe box. Opening it, I sort through a stack of well-loved photos
Jane in a bridesmaid’s gown, is the woman who brought
Linda
hear a knock on my office door, the last person | expect to find waiting on the other side is the Alpha. Nonetheless, there Ethan stands,
face. Blinking in surprise, I choke, “Alpha, to
He greets me coolly. “I came to thank you for bringing Paisley
he chose to come to my work, instead of my home. The entire house smells like Jane and the
shrewdly, “Why did * you say
“You clearly didn’t remember me, I didn’t want to make things
I didn’t remember you.” Ethan frowns, “I should have
I flush, desperate for the imposing wolf to stop looking at me like I’m a puzzle he’s determined
well for yourself.” He compliments, gesturing around at my law firm. “Though I wonder – why did a high price
wanted you to stop. I think
my bookshelf. “And the woman
no, oh no. “What do
me in place. “Paisley told me another woman found her near Eve’s shop, but she
me just in time. “You mean Isabel. You remember Isabel – she was one of Jane’s bridesmaids.” I remind him, describing another one of our friends. Like Jane, Isabel is a small blonde who moved away for work a few years ago.
Ethan nods, looking unconvinced. “It must be hard for you to think about
“Not at all. Jane is-” Damn it! I catch myself just in time. I came this close to saying Jane is doing well. Instead I dab at my eyes, pretending to be caught up in emotion. “She wasn’t the
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Master The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups novel depicts a woman, Jane, who is in a loveless and sexless marriage with a man named Ethan, who is also the Alpha of their pack. Ethan is having an affair with another she-wolf named Eve, and while Jane is aware of the affair, Ethan does not know that she knows. During a sexual encounter, Jane confronts Ethan about his infidelity and tells him that their sex life is not worth anything and that they should get a divorce. Ethan is shocked when Jane hands him a large envelope, revealing that she has filed for divorce. Jane reflects on how she has known for a while that Ethan does not truly love her and that she is only staying with him for his status and money.. We invite you to follow and read at Novelxo.com Chapter 9
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