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.

Paisley in his arms, the little girl waving at me in confusion as she’s carted away. My own pups are still

he let his jealousy blind him to the pups’ needs. Doesn’t he realize how confused they’ll be? I didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to Paisley, nor did my other

seemed gwumpy.” Riley informs me

he did, didn’t

rumbles in my ear. I’d be jealous too,

at my friend’s arm, I fret, “Eric are you

to get married.” Eric reasons, “Engagements end all the

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

Eric encourages. “You called me because you needed

messy that confrontation was. I never intended it to happen in front of my pups, and even though they’ve gone back to playing

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3rd Person

ups exchanged, and while they didn’t understand all of them, they knew enough

uncle Eric, but they knew perfectly well that their Mommy wasn’t planning on marrying him. Before Ethan came along they’d actually dreamed of her doing just that, but now that they knew they had a father and a sister, all they

suddenly had prevented them from talking to Paisley about their plans. They hadn’t gotten a chance to warn her that Eve tried to kill her

She held a pair of wire cutters in one hand, and

so many failed attempts to rid herself of her brat problem, she was determined not to let anything else get in the way of

ever gets angry at the selfless hero who’s injured in the pursuit of doing good. She cackled, thoroughly pleased with herself when

in place, now all that was left was getting Paisley

when Eve entered, earning a warm welcome from Petra and a sullen glare from the pup. The little

reassuringly to herself as she strode into the

are you feeling?” She asked in a sickly

merely blinked, “why’d

“Don’t be that way. Eve

to see if you’d like to go have some ice

Grandma.”

you don’t want to run errands with

The little girl

ice

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