The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 35

Chapte 35 Jane Pulls a Vanishing A

Jane

Spinning to face Paisley, I find her sitting up in bed, her green eyes wide but still glazed with the remnants of sleep. This is the first time since the surgery that she’s seemed truly lucid, and I have to fight every protective instinct in my body to immediately begin interrogating her about who visited her before she went under.

“Hello my love.” | greet her, crossing the room to sit at the edge of her bed. “How are you feeling?”

“Funny.” Paisley answers with a yawn. “Why were you swearing, Mommy?”

Brushing her hair back from her face, I offer her a lopsided smile. “I was just feeling a little out of sorts.” I confess, “But I shouldn’t have said those things.”

Paisley leans forward, raising her hand to her mouth and secretively whispering “I’s heard Daddy say some of dose words too sometimes.” She grins sheepishly, “but he says dey’ re bad words and only bad Daddies say dem in front of pups.”

“And what do you think?” I ask her, overjoyed that she’s up and talking,

She thinks for a moment before deciding, “I tink he’s a good Daddy.”

“I think so too.” I share, unable to stop myself from kissing her little hands. “And I’m so glad you’re alright Paisley, you really scared me for a while there.”

“How’d I do that?” She asks, looking worried.

“It’s not anything you did, little one.” I assure her, “I just get nervous about surgeries. You’re such a brave girl.”

“I’s my last one, you know?” Paisley tells me with excitement. “I never have to have ‘nother.”

“I know.” I beam, “and you know, that means my game of hide and seek with Daddy can end soon too.”

“Really?” She exclaims, “you mean you can be my Mommy?”

lips. “It’s not over yet, so we have to keep it

pwomise.” Paisley agrees, looking unusually somber for such a

given up on keeping her completely in the dark, but I can’t tell her too much either. She still has weeks of physical therapy

racking her brain. I know the moment she’s decided on an answer, because her precious little face lights up like the

can get you ice cream

inquires eagerly, bouncing up and

grin, “let’s you and I take a

———

Ethan

the steaming spray worked wonders on my tense muscles, but all my stress remains. I’m still overwhelmed

my own roof. Jane’s words from earlier ring in my head: whoever poisoned Paisley is someone you know, someone with the motive to hurt you or get Paisley out of

was somehow keeping us apart. Eve obviously wants

with a fluffy towel, I watch my mother’s reflection in the mirror, “I suppose you’ve

“I came

I admit bleakly, “things are pretty bad,

so I can hear her as I retreat into my closet to get changed. “You know it

marry Eve again-”

family to us for years now. She’s lived here, helped

anything too, including kill. “I don’t love her.” | remind my mother, “And I know how much you care about

Mom cries, “she saved my life,

I don’t want to take that step unless it’s absolutely necessary. At this point Eve is Mom’s only friend, and if she knew what I’m beginning to suspect… well, let’s just say it would crush her. Mom

not her mate. It

a bitter note entering her voice. “You

never got over my chosen mate’s betrayal, and she never forgave me for not leaving her afterwards. In fact, it’s so rare for her to bring up my former wife that I realize she

know,

Elise?” She clarifies, studying her fingernails as if they

told you?” I ask, wondering if Eve has figured out the

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