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

I’ll

more.”

can see their affection for me

I don’t blame them. If someone

did to

down. A little while

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

A

head, after all,

wouldn’t be

stupid. I

understand the

white shades of youthful indiscretions,

redemption. To them I’m the evil man that hurt their mother, full

did you find out?”

why this suddenly came up after

and I were both out all

us.” Parker admits,

just

growl. To

Ryder actually flinch away

if frightened I’ll lash out at them. If I thought I felt ashamed before, it’s nothing compared to how terrible I feel now.

now,” I caution,

((

I was just

murmurs, looking as though the sky is falling around her.

of pure hatred for the other man. “People aren’t angels or demons. Good people do bad things sometimes, and

are you?”

over at

a good man who was tricked into doing

I’m not the same man I was then.” I

understand.

They don’t.

Riley demands,

get older, sometimes you can change so much over the

understand.”

think he’s saying he

in a stage

I chuckle humorlessly,

personalities. I just… I

today, but I can’t change the

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were bad before, but you’re

now?” Parker

anymore, but that’s not for me to

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

gain. Was dis your fault

everything I can to help your

mother.” I insist.

think?”

She whimpers, “I

‘I love Mommy.”

reminds her, “He locked her

})

put their heads together, murmuring to each other under their

voices, I catch the

“I think we should leave.” Riley is saying.

much nicer

agrees.

Mommy’s

don’ want her to be scared.

we should leave.”

pulling away and looking

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