The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 67

“No.” I protest. “It isn’t possible, whatever happened between us in the past, however badly Ethan might want the kids, Ethan would never harm his mother. He’s been devastat ed by her loss.” I explain, feeling confused but increasingly confident Eric is on the wrong track.

“Devastated by loss, or guilt?” Eric suggests ominously.

“The investigators said a woman killed her.” I remind him, “If Ethan had done it her head wouldn’t have even been on her neck anymore.”

“Well of course they did, you’re being framed for the crime

Jane, it would have to look like a woman did it whether it actu

ally was or not.” Eric insists. “And that man almost killed me for merely suggesting the pups weren’t his. You think he wouldn’t take extreme action to keep them?”

“You don’t know Ethan like I do.” I insist, “He loved his

mother.”

“You’re right, I don’t know him like you. But I know how he talks about you and your family when you’re not there and he’ s not trying charm you, I know the kinds of things Alphas do

to

behind closed doors to stay in power.” He leans forward, “You have a big heart, and your empathy for his loss is blinding you.”

“My big heart isn’t the only problem with your theory.” I sigh, “Ethan doesn’t only want the kids, he wants me too. He can’t have me if I’m behind bars.”

“He kept you out of prison once before didn’t he?” Eric asked, “didn’t you say there were assault charges which had been dropped? Wasn’t that the start of all your problems with

him?”

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keep the kids and take me prisoner again, as an excuse to punish me without putting me in jail – just like

part of the story through my account of my interrogation and clues over the years, but I’ve only ever told Linda about just how

he knew how low Ethan had brought me. That self destructive spark inside me is flar ing up again, because I can already feel myself thinking I won’t have to

gone terribly wrong.” I murmur. “Eve concocted the entire scheme,

how she did it.”

happened?” Eric questioned

but even as I say it, I don’t feel the

simply girl’ s trip, but we were attacked by rogues the moment we got across the border. They were waiting for

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strange,” I admit, “I wonder if Petra’s death somehow broke the spell. I’ve never been able to get one word out about that day.” I continue. “They attacked Petra, they were going to rape her and it was like I was completely

doing, but I didn’t want to and couldn’t stop. It was like I was someone

again before I can finish. “After Eve passed out, the rogues just disappeared. I knew then and there it was a setup. They could have attacked all of us I mean I was Luna, I was most valuable, but they only chose Petra and then they left for no reason. I got my body back, but not my voice. I couldn’t say a word

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to figure out that Eve was behind it, but I

adored Eve. Eve lost her wolf in the attack and so Ethan moved her into the penthouse, and they started an affair, and

Eric encourages, “What

he made me nothing more than his concubine. I wasn’t permitted to work, I stopped having anything to do with lead ing the pack and was taken completely out of the public eye.

never anything between them at all. Ethan took my status but he couldn’t stay away, he

the worst is that he believed them so easily, he believed I would just abandon Petra and attack Eve for trying to help

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then, like he’d just snapped our bond in two, he treated me like

hand Eric has over mind is shaking now, and he

tears from my eyes. “It’s

let myself take comfort from him

I do feel safe. When I pull away, swiping at my cheeks, I glance around the shop to make sure our little scene didn’t draw

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know how hard that was for you,” Eric acknowledges tenderly, “but there are a couple of things I’m not sure you re alize you