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 regret anything

more.”

affection for

them. If

did to Jane, I’d

how quickly things have flipped upside down. A little while ago I was happier than

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

own fault. A

my head, after all, if

to Jane they wouldn’t be

and stupid. I

the

of youthful indiscretions,

To them I’m the evil man that

find out?”

this suddenly came

I were both

us.” Parker admits,

I’ve just kicked a puppy.

growl. To my horror,

Ryder actually flinch away from

I felt ashamed before, it’s

caution, softening

((

was just

Paisley murmurs, looking as though the sky is falling around

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

you?” Ryder asks

over at me.

I’m a good man who was tricked into doing something terrible, but I don’t know if

is that I’m not the same man

understand.

They don’t.

possible?” Riley demands,

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 recognize the

understand.” Ryder

think he’s saying he has

in a stage

chuckle humorlessly, “I

I would never treat

the fact that I did it in the past.

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bad before, but you’re not

Parker presses.

bad before.” I confirm, “And I’d like to think I’m not anymore, but

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

Was dis your fault too?” She asks

doing everything I can to

mother.” I insist.

you think?” Parker asks.

whimpers, “I

‘I love Mommy.”

Mommy.” Riley reminds her, “He

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their

low voices, I

think we should leave.” Riley is saying. 1

much nicer to Mommy.” Ryder

agrees.

Mommy’s scared.”

to be scared. I think

we should leave.”

murmur, pulling away and looking curiously towards

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