The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 22

Chapter 22- Jane Visits the Past

Jane

Yelping in surprise, I suddenly find myself fully clothed and half submerged in the tub. Ethan’s strong arms are around me for the second time this evening as he cuddles me close, sending all sorts of confusing feelings through my body.

“I thought the idea was to clean things up, not make a bigger mess.” Linda’s amused voice sounded from the doorway.

| glance at Ethan, who is now sound asleep again, clutching me to his chest as if I’m a teddy bear. “Stop teasing and help me!” I hiss at Linda, trying and failing to wriggle free.

It takes both of us to untangle me from Ethan’s arms, with Linda laughing the entire time despite my frequent glares. “The doctor’s on his way.” Linda announced when I’m finally free. “And Ethan could probably use a few items from the penthouse. A change of clothes, toothbrush- that sort of thing. I doubt he’s go ing to be up to going home tonight.”

“What?” | exclaim. “You’re not suggesting I go there, are

you?”

“Jane, either you go there, or his mother or Eve comes here.

It’s the lesser of two evils, babe.”

“We can just buy him new clothes.” I argue.

“In the middle of the night?” Linda reminds me, “besides, someone has to notify them he won’t be coming home tonight, unless you want them to come looking.”

“Fine.” | grumble in frustration. “But I’m not happy about it.”

Arriving at the penthouse is like walking straight into the past. I haven’t been here in years, and I never wanted to return in the first place. Everything looks exactly the same, at least it does until I get into the apartment. The Doorman buzzed me upstairs just like old times, and Even came to the door with a shocked look on her pretty face. “Elise, what on earth are you doing here?” She questions defensively.

“I’m afraid Ethan’s been hurt.” I explain softly.

“What!?” She cries, pressing her hand to her chest.

“He fell and hit his head. The doctor is seeing him now, at my

friend Linda’s, but I need to get him some fresh clothes and toi letries for the meantime.” I sigh.

“What on earth is he doing at Linda’s?” Eve demands, “How did he fall?”

I can answer, a dignified woman comes gliding down the hall. She’s beautiful despite her advanced years,

“Jane?”

I deny smoothly, “I’m Elise Carrington, it’s a pleasure

meet you.”

“Forgive me, you look so much like my former

unfortunate news, Ethan likely has a concussion – you see I own La Louve and we were celebrating our new deal when he fell and hit his head.” Lowering my voice to a whisper I add, “he

if needing to make herself useful,

appeared on the outside, it could not be more different within. Like any other home with children, the presence of a pup is immediately apparent. Paisley’s mark is everywhere I look: from the stuffed animals and toys neatly stacked in the

door.

yet strange surround ings, that I barely realize I’ve drifted down the hall towards Ethan’ s room. It’s

far into the house I’ve

Carrington my ass.” She’s telling Petra. “Mark

words, that is Jane.”

she pretending to be

murmurs.

she wants Ethan back, and clearly this is the only way she

Eve.” Petra replies. “We can’t let

worry,” the petty

transport me straight into the

much

upon a time Ethan supported me so much that he fought for my right to have a career beyond being an Alpha’s mate.

had everything

and the

before I even returned from my graduation trip. At the time Eve had called herself my best friend. We hadn’t known each other for very long, but she was so generous that she orga

NightFang Pack’s territory before the rogues descended. At the time I didn’t understand why they only attacked Ethan’s mother, Petra.

would work. Every time I opened my mouth to demand the rogues stop or call a warning, no sound came out. I was trapped in my own body, but on the outside I’m sure it looked like I was just standing

jump into the fray. My body came back to life the moment she moved, but

I can think of

was happening, I was certainly not the one in control. My arms and legs lashed out without my permission, while my fangs and claws tore into

feel the horror and

never harmed anyone before that day, and it

to understand how I came to paralyze Eve’s

broken and unable to shift –

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