Chapter 40 – Engaged

Jane

I’m almost as stunned as Ethan is that Eric just announced we’ re engaged. We never discussed telling such a lie, but I have to admit it was certainly effective. Ethan looks downright furious. Beyond furious, he looks apoplectic with rage.

“Excuse me?” He snarls.

“You heard me.” Eric answers smoothly. “We’re engaged.”

Ethan’s dark eyes leap to my ring finger, “I don’t see a ring.” He remarks shrewdly.

“I have terrible taste in jewelry.” Eric explains, “I thought Jane would prefer to pick out her own ring rather than wear whatever hideous design I chose. We were going to go shopping as soon as she got home, but I missed her too much to stay away.”

“That’s so sweet.” I pretend to swoon, “maybe we can go

shopping here.”

“That’s a great idea!” Eric exclaims, “Do you have any suggestions for jewelers, Alpha?” He asks, his icy blue eyes sharp as daggers, “you used to be married right? Who did you use?”

“No one you could afford.” Ethan scowls.

“Actually Eric is very successful.” | chime in, “he’s probably as wealthy as you are, in fact.”

“Oh really?” Ethan seethes.

In any other circumstance I would be annoyed beyond belief to have these two wolves fighting over me like I’m some kind of toy, but at the moment I know it’s necessary.

“Well I don’t like to brag.” Eric shrugs modestly, “but I’ve done quite well for myself.”

“How nice for you.” Ethan grumbles.

Ethan has on his temper snaps. The next thing! know he’s storming away with Paisley in his arms, the little girl waving at me in

him to the pups’ needs. Doesn’t he realize how confused they’ll be? I didn’t get a chance to

seemed gwumpy.” Riley informs me

he did, didn’t

in

at my friend’s arm, I fret, “Eric are

not like we actually have to get married.” Eric reasons, “Engagements

I share nervously. “It’s Ethan. He doesn’t give up easily, and

Eric encourages. “You called me

truly don’t know what I would do without him and Linda, but I’m also very worried about how messy that confrontation was. I never intended it to happen in front of my pups, and even though they’ve gone back to playing on the jungle gym, I can’t help but worry

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3rd Person

every single word the grown ups exchanged, and while they didn’t understand all of them, they knew enough to recognize their plans

Ethan came along they’d actually dreamed of her doing just that, but now that they knew they had a father

a chance to warn her that Eve tried to kill her in the hospital, or to inform her they were already working on a plan

as she tried to identify her break line. She held a pair of wire cutters in one hand, and had covered herself in a

of a week. After so many failed attempts to rid herself of her brat problem, she was determined not to

she knew and trusted- one that had worked all too well when she needed to turn Ethan against Jane: Play the martyr. No one ever gets angry at the selfless hero who’s injured in the pursuit of doing good. She cackled, thoroughly pleased with herself when she finally identified the break line and raised the sheers to the cord. Cutting through it quickly, she pushed

left was getting Paisley into the

she would have guessed. Paisley was in the kitchen baking with her grandmother when Eve entered, earning a warm welcome from Petra and a sullen glare from the pup. The little

thought reassuringly to herself as she strode into

feeling?” She asked in a sickly

blinked, “why’d

“Don’t be that way.

if you’d like to go have some ice cream?

I’ll stay with Grandma.”

to run errands with me. They’re boring.”

The

on, Paisley, you love ice cream.” Petra reminded her

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