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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I was blamed for Petra’s death, Ethan could keep the kids and take me prisoner again, as an excuse to punish me without putting me in jail – just like last time. A

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

might not want me so badly if he knew how low Ethan had brought me. That self destructive spark inside me is flar ing

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

how she did it.”

Eric questioned

talk about it.” I admit, but even as I say it, I don’t feel the usual pressure

the moment we got across the border. They were waiting for

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were going to rape her and it was like I was completely frozen. I wanted to help her, I kept trying to intervene but I was para lyzed. I couldn’t speak or twitch a single muscle. Until Eve tried

down. I knew what I was doing, but I didn’t want to and couldn’t stop. It was like I was someone else’s

out of me now, and I catch myself speeding up, as if I’m afraid I’ll lose the ability to speak 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 to defend myself to anyone,

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was behind it, but I saw what happened after. Petra had

hated me and completely adored Eve. Eve lost her wolf in the attack and so Ethan moved her into the penthouse,

Ethan?” Eric encourages, “What did

from Luna, 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. I wasn’t allowed to leave the house without his permission.” My voice shakes as I recount those horrible days. “My entire life became servicing Ethan. I basically lived in house arrest, wait ing for him to decide when he wanted a fuck and listening to Eve’s stories about

me over for her and was just keep ing me as a toy.” I close my eyes, unable to look him in the eye. “Later I learned that there was never anything between them at all. Ethan took my status but he couldn’t stay away, he couldn’t bring himself to throw me out. So in his mind, he thought he was depriving me of my privileges as punishment for my crimes, but in reality I was just imprisoned for some thing I didn’t do – degraded and demeaned for over a

just abandon Petra and attack Eve for trying to help her. I couldn’t speak to defend myself, but he just ac cepted their

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better than anyone. And then, like he’d just snapped our bond in two, he treated me

has over mind is

don’t even realize I’m crying until he wipes the tears from my eyes. “It’s not your fault, sweetheart.” He murmurs,

take comfort from him

feel the way I do when Ethan touches me full of excite. ment, butterflies and heat, but I do feel safe. When I pull away, swiping at

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Eric acknowledges tenderly, “but there are a couple of things I’m not sure you