The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 80

#Chapter 80 – Bun in the Oven

Jane

Eve’s words slam into me like a falling anvil. All my fury from a moment ago is instantly smushed beneath the weight of her announcement, and my threats

become lodged in my throat. My mind whirls as I try to make sense of this new development, but try as I might, I can’t find any logic in it whatsoever.

“That’s impossible.” Ethan growls, his body absolutely rigid. “We’ve never even been together.”

Eve reels back as if she’s been slapped, “I

know it didn’t mean anything to you,

Ethan. But you can’t erase the past simply

because it’s inconvenient.”

“She’s probably lying.” I suggest, a new

realization clicking in my overwrought brain. “pregnant women can’t be imprisoned in this territory, and she knows it.”

“Test me.” Eve counters, notching her chin up in challenge. “I assure you I’m speaking the truth.”

“Get a doctor,” Ethan orders one of the officers, before looking back to Eve. ” You’re not leaving here until we figure this out. For your sake you better be

telling the truth, otherwise you’re

wasting all our time and we’ll be able to

add a new charge to your warrant

for

obstruction of justice.”

Eve is grinning so widely that my

stomach flip flops anxiously. She doesn’t look the least bit nervous, which makes me think that she’s telling the truth about the baby, if not its paternity. My gaze zeros in on her belly. If she is

breeding then she’s not very far along al all the woman is so thin she looks like I could snap her like a twig, and that’s saying something because I’m nearly a foot shorter than she is and not nearly as

strong.

spiral. I don’t know anything for sure yet, and the woman is a known

over again.

I look up at him, he’s frowning deeply.

mind. “If she’s pregnant, it isn’t mine. I’ve never

wishing I felt as confident as I sound.

making an announcement that resurrects my hangover in full force. “She’s

arrest her, Alpha.” The lead policeman says apologetically, “it’s your

law after all.”

has been grinning like the cat who ate the canary, but her smug expression dims when the Alpha closes in on her, “You won’t be pregnant forever

I know you’re guilty, and as soon as you give birth,

bars.”

you take care of it? Surely you’re not going to abandon

not mine, so I hold no obligation

a good home –

would you like us to do in

asks.

interrupting the burgeoning objections before they leave the officers’ tongues, “She

face, Committed? To the

shrieks.

her, “You’ll fit in wonderfully there. I’ve never met

this!” Eve shouts in outrage, “You can’t bury this child by locking me away! I’ll have a paternity test done, Ethan! As soon as I’m far enough along you’ll see – the whole pack will see!

out of here.” Ethan

down the hall, and only once the elevator doors have closed and she’s being whisked

brow furrowed with concern.

He asks.

the words come out. Shaking my head, I admit. “No.” I try to estimate how much time has passed, wondering if Eve is already out the front door, fearing what she might say to the waiting reporters, and praying the police don’t allow her to stop. “I think I need to go for a walk- clear my head.” I say, “can you

pups.

I jolt out of his reach. “It isn’t true, Jane.’

a clipped tone. “I’ll

no calmer than I was when I left the house. Eric sits across

tells me. He hadn’t asked a single question when I asked him

come meet

seems to have run out of patience. “What’s going

I tell him forlornly. ” She says it’s

need without even being asked. I sink into his hold, feeling completely at ease in his warm

I admit, “part of me. wants to hash

bury it deep and pretend none of this is

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