#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,

trying to protect me from someone who almost destroyed

told them

I announce gruffly, “and if you believe

don’t

of the pups’ bedroom before

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 with them all day when

her something as outlandish and impossible as the fact that

I speak the truth. “Even if he did 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

him telling

insist, “and if there

with it, why didn’t

tell me because

combats, digging in

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

because bringing myself to trust a man after what you did to me took all my courage and all my strength. I’m

She grits out.

it’s because

you even worse the second

“and you’re

scared again!” 1

me about my baggage, not when you’re the

damage in the first

She cries.

be paying for that for the rest of my life.” I confess, “I will regret hurting you for as long as I live, but I won’t let you

jerk just to coddle

prods, “you expect me to believe that all these

outings you’ve taken me

been trying to win

want nothing

you truly believe

yourself that you

She hisses. “If another man spoke to me this way you’d beat him to

I drag her small body close,

up in my arms. “You

is our way. I’m

to you, and you’re not

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

should matter

you’d take that as a sign to back off.”

scared, but if you were happy you would be sleeping with me when you’re supposed to be walking down the aisle with

you, that was a

Jane declares hotly.

the only reason.”

making it too easy,

“(

on dates with me, moving in when you

Jane clenches

“You know

moment.” She announces

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