#Chapter 88- Jane confronts Ethan

Ethan

It takes all my strength not to wrench the door open and charge after him as he

retreats down the hall, pouring lies into

Jane’s receptive ears. I can hear her shocked

voice on the other end of the line, but I can

also see the pups confused faces in front of

me now. They need me more than Jane does

in this moment, and I certainly don’t plan

on giving Eric that satisfaction.

“Ethan, have you lost your mind?” Jane exclaims, throwing her hands up in

exasperation.

“No.” I answer evenly, leaning against the

kitchen counter with my arms crossed over

my chest. The pups are finally in bed, and

Jane didn’t waste a single moment before

turning on me. “Of course, I doubt I’d

realize it if I had.”

“You know Eric didn’t kidnap the pups!” She continues, as if I didn’t even speak. She’s got herself worked up into such a lather that I find it’s better to just let her get

it out of her system, rather than interrupt. Were you threatening to have him arrested because you meant it, or just to scare him?”

“Eric knew exactly what he was doing when he took the pups without telling me.” I allege, towering over my furious little mate. “And I never threatened him with anything.

I told him I’d almost called the police when I thought the kids were missing. He made up the rest to create precisely this situation,” I explain, gesturing between us.

“Why would he do that?” Jane scoffs, “Eric is a good man, Ethan. All he’s ever tried to do is help me and he’d never intentionally hurt me. If you ask me, you’re just jealous of

him.”

“Oh give me a little credit, Jane.” I grouse. I’m not a horny teenager who can’t control

their hormones just because another man is sniffing around you.” I don’t bother mentioning that a few hours earlier I very nearly lost my control in the face of Eric’s provocation, or the fact that I’m having my rival investigated by the best private

investigator in the territory. “And I hate to break it to you, but he’s not the saint you

think he is.”

“Of course you would say that!” Jane complains, “you think everyone is untrustworthy because you assume that they all run on ulterior motives like you do.”

I counter, “he’s cunning and deceitful and

pups free of charge and trying to protect me from someone who almost

the one who told

if you believe me, you can ask them.”

don’t

the direction of the pups’ bedroom before stubborning

them.” I repeat, “he clearly wasn’t smart enough to warn them not to spill the beans, because they told me without any trouble at all. Don’t forget, he’s the one who was

her something as outlandish and impossible as the fact that pigs are flying just out

tell them, it’s not as if he would have been lying. He wouldn’t have been able to tell them anything if you hadn’t done those

so, but that wouldn’t excuse him

insist, “and if

it, why

didn’t tell me because he didn’t do

combats, digging in her

you so sure he’s innocent?” I ask, “You’re smarter

sure he’s innocent because bringing myself to trust a man after what you did to me took all my courage and all my strength. I’m not just

grits out.

because

you even worse the second

“and you’re running

scared again!” 1

to me about my

the damage in

She cries.

I will be paying for that for the rest of my life.” I confess, “I will regret

jerk just

haven’t been trying to manipulate me yourself?” She prods, “you expect

you’ve taken

trying to win me back even

know I want nothing to

“Do you truly believe a single word you’re saying?” I challenge,”

you gotten so good at lying to yourself

hisses. “If another man spoke to me this

drag her small body

my

omega, that this is our

alpha to you, and you’re not just

mates, we’re still bonded. I can sense your response to me, I can feel how hard you’re fighting just to keep me at

matter

respected me you’d take

it’s because I love you that I can’t.” I insist, “I know you’re scared, but if you were happy you would be sleeping with me

that was

Jane declares hotly.

only reason.”

it too easy, Janey.

“(

dates with me, moving in when you had plenty of

her head, Jane clenches

into fists. “You know I wasn’t

moment.” She announces

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