The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 17 Linda Becomes a Mother

Jane

I smell him before I see him, like the crackling heat of a bonfire and wild mountain air: spicy, masculine and so intoxicating my body instantly feels drunk with desire. Stupid omega instincts. I think bitterly.

Staring across the cafeteria, I catch a glimpse of bronze skin and dark hair, the powerful form of an apex predator. He’s wearing all black, and moving through the crowd as if he owns the place. Of course… that’s not too far from the truth.

Beside him, looking so sweet I could cry, is my Paisley. My heart sinks and races at once. It was a mistake to come here. I should have considered that my former mate would also think of sending Paisley to school here. He can’t be allowed to see the other pups, he can’t know they’re mine, and Paisley can’t be allowed to see me. I can’t bear to reject her again, but I also can’t admit she’s mine.

“Linda!” I whisper frantically, grasping my friend’s arm so tightly she winces. “Ethan’s here, you have to pretend the kids are yours!”

“What, are you crazy?” She squeaks, “I can’t do that. I’ve already lied to the Alpha once, I’m playing with fire here.”

“You have to!” | insist. “Please?”

“Alright fine.” She grumbles, “But I swear you owe me another perfume line for this.”

“Deal.” | exclaim, softening my hold to something closer to affection. “Thank you. I love you.”

“Yeah, yeah.” She mutters good-naturedly, glancing around us and frowning, “Where did the pups go anyway?”

only a handful of meters from their father, making my heart stop

Ethan

and wearing a tightly fitted emerald dress, Jane sips a glass of red wine and whispers to her friend Linda. She’s pretending not to see me, but I know she’s sensed my presence. My wolf has locked in on her like a heat seeking missile, and I’m so distracted watching her that I almost

catch my eye because the same little girl I saw in the restaurant and mistook for Paisley is giggling loudly and happily as she plays with her brothers, but then the boys stop me in my tracks. They look exactly like me. While Paisley and the other girl have Jane’s green eyes and beautiful features, the male pups could be my miniatures. Belatedly I realize the only reason Jane would be attending a pre-school open house is if she has children to potentially enroll. Can it

I try to make sense of all this. It seems like the more time that passes, the crazier this situation gets. I want to charge over and demand answers from her this moment,

from the way he’s looking at my mate that

and my already agitated wolf goes half insane with jealousy. Suddenly the need to storm across the room and throw her over my shoulder like a caveman is so great that I’m actually stepping forward, but then Eve begins hanging on my arm and whining in my ear. “Ethan, I don’t feel so good.” She moans, glancing at Jane. “I think the champagne is

you can’t handle your liquor, go sit down.” | remark brusquely, gently pushing her into a chair. I don’t buy her act for one moment. I can see from the way she’s eyeing Jane that she’s simply

She exclaims, loudly enough for me to hear. “I’ve been looking

boys begins, only to be

Mommy in such a big crowd.” She scolds kindly, “even if these are mostly other

over her shoulder, catching me in her sights. “Ah, Alpha, I see we had the same

between

| clarify, raising my

laughs, “Who else would they belong

curious, you didn’t have any photos of them in your office

leans her head towards me, as if taking me into her confidence. “It’s hard enough to be taken seriously as a woman in law without advertising my family. I didn’t want my bosses to

explanation.” | agree, “And where are the

Unfortunately he doesn’t see the need