The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 83

#Chapter 83 – Ethan’s Confession

How did it come to this? I think morosely. How did everything go so wrong so quickly?

I’d like to think I’ve been shielding the pups from the truth about what happened between Jane and I all those years ago for their own safety and peace of mind, but if I’m honest, I think I’ve been protecting myself. I know how horribly I messed up with Jane, and as badly as it hurt to see my former mate looking at me with that expression of utter betrayal, seeing it on the faces of my innocent pups is worse. When I left the house this morning I was their hero,

now I’m their villain.

“Why don’t you come sit down.” I suggest to the pups, hoping they’ll agree. How am I ever going to explain this to them? They’re too young to even understand a fraction of it.

Despite my tormented thoughts, they obey. One by one they toddle into the living room,

settling on the sofa while I take a seat on the edge of the coffee table in front of them. I search their young faces for any hint of

openness, but they all seem completely

closed off.

“Listen.” I begin, not even knowing where I’m going with this. “I made a lot of

mistakes in the past, and I did a lot of things

I’m not proud of, but I love you and I love

your Mommy more than anything.”

The quadruplets exchange meaningful glances, “what does that mean?” Ryder

questions.

“It means that it’s true. Eve tricked me into

believing something terrible about Mommy,

and… I punished her.” I confess, “I put her

on house arrest.”

“But how could you b’lieve Eve?” Riley

demands, clearly affronted on her mother’s

behalf.

“Because I didn’t know how evil she was

then.” I explain, “I don’t have any other

excuse. I was a fool – I let her make a fool of

me, and believing her is the biggest regret of

my life, second only to how I treated your Mommy afterwards.”

“Wha’s house arrest?” Parker inquired,

clearly distracted by my previous choice of

words.

“It’s like what Paisley said, a permanent

time out.” I share.

“So you made Mommy a prisner,” Riley

summarizes, “for something she didn’ do.’

“Yes.” I concede. “That’s right. I made her

and I’ll never regret anything

more.”

affection for me evaporating,

I don’t blame them. If someone did

I did to

down. A little while ago I was happier than

I’m losing them. I think

own fault. A little voice says in

my head, after

be able to

young and stupid. I

understand the blurry black

of

them I’m the evil man that hurt their

did you find out?” I ask them,

why this suddenly came

both out

told us.” Parker admits,

if I’ve just

growl. To my

and Ryder actually flinch

I felt ashamed before, it’s nothing compared to how terrible I feel now.

now,” I caution,

((

I was just

you were a monster.” Paisley murmurs, looking as though the sky is falling

simple.” I sigh, feeling a rush of pure hatred for the other man. “People aren’t

you?” Ryder

at me.

good man who was tricked into doing something terrible, but I don’t know if your Mommy would agree.

I can tell you is that I’m not the

understand.

They don’t.

possible?” Riley demands, “you

I was still me.” I state, dragging one large hand through my hair, “but people change as time passes. You’ll see when you get older, sometimes you can change so much over the years that you don’t even

don’ understand.” Ryder

he’s saying he has

in a stage whisper.

I chuckle humorlessly, “I don’t

personalities. I just… I

today, but I can’t change the fact that I

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you were bad before, but you’re

Parker

before.” I confirm, “And I’d like to think I’m not anymore, but that’s not for me

bad thing once, he could do it ‘gain.”

trouble’ gain. Was dis your fault too?” She

I’m doing everything I can to help

mother.” I insist.

you think?” Parker asks.

She whimpers, “I love

‘I love Mommy.”

Mommy.” Riley reminds her, “He locked her

})

Ryder put their heads together, murmuring to each other under their

their low voices,

think we

nicer to Mommy.” Ryder

agrees.

was right, Mommy’s scared.”

to be scared. I

we should leave.”

away and looking curiously towards

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