The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

#Chapter 78 – The Morning After

Jane

My head hurts before I even open my eyes. There’s a dull throbbing in my temples, and my stomach feels

completely sour. The combination makes me afraid to move, but as terrible as I feel on the inside, I feel incredible on the outside. My body is sore in all the right places, and my bare skin is cushioned on all sides by warm muscles. Ethan is

wrapped around me like a big blanket and his deep, steady breaths have a hint of a purr rumbling in his chest.

I wish I could lie here forever. If it weren’t

for the sun blazing through the windows and searing my poor eyes, I’d even consider it. Groaning softly, I try to remember just how much I had to drink yesterday. When Ethan and I made love in

the storage room I was still just tipsy, but

high on the endorphins of amazing sex,

we went back to the tasting room

afterwards and continued drinking.

Eventually we got a couple bottles of wine and booked a room at a nearby hotel,

taking our two person party up to a suite with a stunning mountain view.

It seems I lost count of both the drinks,

and how many times we had sex – especially since Ethan kept waking me up in the middle of the night in the most wicked ways. His affections seeped into my dreams, filling them with deliciously naughty images until I would finally wake and realize that he was bringing my

fantasies to life.

In some ways it feels like a second honeymoon – I’ll never forget the ache of deprivation that built up beforehand, or the sexual frenzy that followed on our wedding night. Even though our first honeymoon went out the window with. the death of Ethan’s father, my chosen

mate’s need for intimacy at that terrible

time soon sent me into heat. My eyes

snap open as I think these words, the bright sun be damned.

I’d gotten so lost in the incredible feelings Ethan elicited that I’d almost

forgotten the consequences of giving in to

him. Heat doesn’t come on as quickly for

us because we aren’t fated, but I’m still

an Omega and being with an Alpha as dominant as Ethan is bound to trigger it

years of celibacy that I haven’t

the bed, stumbling towards the restroom. I push the poor open and frantically flip up the

Goddess,” I murmur to myself,

face. “Poor baby.” He croons, pulling one of my hair ties from the

with Paisley. I need

he gets under my skin.

asks gently, stroking my back in

by a truck.” I moan, squinting up at him, “why do you look so decent?” The truth is that he looks far better than decent,

fair for one person to have

a lot bigger than you, little mate.” He reminds me with a sympathetic smile.

get this disgusting taste out of my mouth. Ethan simply sidles up behind me, sliding his arms

don’t want to feel warmly towards him, but I can’t remember being more grateful to anyone. I absolutely hate being sick or feeling badly, and I don’t exactly

you like, sweetheart.” He promises,

the room service menu too – sometimes a big greasy breakfast cures a hangover like nothing else.”

agreement,

he leaves the suite.

behind him, I

stopping until my bottom connects

It’s going to be impossible to get rid of Ethan

and it’s not exactly like he

most important thing is to prevent this from happening again.

can backtrack, but

there will be no saving me – especially because I no longer have the excuse of not being ready to be parents to convince him to use protection. In fact my only comfort about last night is knowing that I can’t breed unless I enter that

jump into the shower and clean myself up as best I can, feeling infinitely better once the hot water has done it’s

scanning the room service

truly feel like I’ve

go,” He greets me, dropping a kiss to my cheek. “Saltines, ginger ale, anti-nausea meds, some

bananas – we’ll get you feeling

say, conjuring a weak

smile.

to me on the sofa and slinging a possessive arm over my shoulders. “Did you

for real food yet.” I admit, eyeing him warily. “But listen, I

yesterday.”

surprise, Ethan grins. “I knew you would. I could feel you freaking out before you even opened your eyes this morning.”

occurs to me that Ethan

at all when I woke.

wolf doesn’t listen at all. She simply urges me to climb into Ethan’s lap and have

out.” I argue, “I simply think it was a mistake. Our lives

involved with each other. The pups are already upset and confused, and I’m leaving in a couple of months – it’s a bad idea. I mean for Goddess’s sake, Ethan, I’m being investigated

to take care of

as for the rest,

complicated, but

one complicating them.