The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

#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.”

is!” I counter, “he’s cunning and deceitful and he’s completely playing

than watching our pups free of charge and trying to protect me from someone who almost destroyed me, that is?” She adds, glaring pointedly

the one who told them

if you believe me, you

don’t

pups’ bedroom before stubborning tilting her chin up. “He

them not to spill the beans, because they told me without any trouble at all. Don’t forget, he’s the one who was with them all day when they

deeply now, looking as if I’m telling her something as outlandish and impossible as the fact

as if he would have been lying. He wouldn’t have been able to

so, but that wouldn’t excuse him

pups.” I insist, “and if there was

why didn’t he tell you?”

me because he

digging in her

innocent?” I ask,

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 going to throw that

She grits

maybe it’s because being proved wrong

even

theorize, “and you’re

scared again!” 1

talk to me about my baggage, not when you’re the one who

damage in the first

She cries.

paying for that for the rest of my life.” I confess, “I will regret hurting you for as long as I live,

scheming jerk just to

you haven’t been trying to manipulate me yourself?” She prods, “you expect me to believe that all these dates, all

you’ve taken me

been trying to win me back even

know I want nothing to do with

help but laugh, “Do you truly believe a single

yourself that you really think

“If another man spoke to me this way you’d beat him to a pulp.”

drag her small

her up in my arms. “You forget,

is

alpha to you, and you’re

I can sense your response to

matter is that I am

you respected me you’d take that as

I love you that I can’t.” I insist, “I know you’re scared, but if you were happy you would

told you, that was

Jane declares hotly.

not the only reason.”

been making it

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dates with me, moving in when you had plenty

Jane clenches her

fists. “You know I wasn’t sure

moment.” She

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