#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.”

he is!” I counter, “he’s cunning and

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

one who told them about

if you believe

don’t

bedroom before stubborning tilting her chin up. “He wouldn’t do

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 with them

is frowning deeply now, looking as if I’m telling her something as outlandish and impossible as the fact that pigs are flying

have been lying. He wouldn’t have been able to tell them anything if

him

“and if there was

it, why didn’t he tell you?”

because he didn’t do

digging in her heels.

innocent?” I ask,

because bringing myself to trust a man after what you did to me took all my courage and

She grits out.

because being proved

even worse the second

“and

scared again!” 1

about my baggage, not when

all the damage in the

She cries.

“I will regret hurting you for

a scheming jerk just to coddle your

manipulate me yourself?” She prods, “you expect me to believe that all these dates, all these

you’ve taken me

to win me

know I want nothing

laugh, “Do you truly believe a

at lying to yourself that you really think

even hear yourself?” She hisses. “If another man spoke to me this

drag her small body close,

her up in my arms. “You forget,

is

you, and

me. We were mates, we’re still bonded. I can sense your response to me, I can feel how hard you’re

that should matter is that

“If you respected me you’d take that as a sign to back off.”

“I know you’re scared, but if you were happy you would be sleeping with me when you’re supposed to be walking down the aisle with another man in a few

already told you, that was a

Jane declares hotly.

only reason.” I

it too easy, Janey.

“(

go on dates with me, moving in when you had plenty of other

Jane clenches her

know I wasn’t sure

moment.”

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