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

prisoner, and I’ll never

more.”

affection for

don’t blame them. If someone

mother what I did to Jane, I’d probably

Still, I can’t believe how quickly things have flipped upside down. A little while

long time, and now I’m awash with shame, guilt, and despair. I’m losing them. I think forlornly, I only just got them, and I’m already losing them.

own fault. A little voice

head, after all, if you

cruel to Jane they wouldn’t be able to hold it

was young and stupid.

understand the

of youthful

of growth and redemption. To them I’m the

find out?”

this suddenly came up after

both out

Parker admits, looking

I’ve just kicked a

I growl. To

actually flinch away

I felt ashamed

caution, softening my tone,

((

was

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

hatred for the other man. “People aren’t angels or

which are you?” Ryder asks

over at

tricked into doing something

the

understand.

They don’t.

that possible?” Riley demands, “you

older, sometimes you can change so much over

understand.” Ryder admits.

think he’s saying he has two

Riley explains in a stage whisper.

I chuckle humorlessly, “I don’t have

I would never treat

the fact that I did it in the

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before,

now?” Parker

“And I’d like to think I’m not anymore, but that’s not

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

“Mommy’s already in trouble’ gain. Was dis your fault too?” She

I can to

mother.” I insist.

what’d you think?” Parker asks.

dunno.” She whimpers, “I love Daddy, an

‘I love Mommy.”

Mommy.” Riley reminds

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and Ryder put their heads together, murmuring

voices,

think we should leave.” Riley is saying.

is much nicer to

agrees.

Mommy’s

her to be scared.

we should leave.”

pulling away and looking curiously towards Paisley.

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