#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.”

Eric is untrustworthy because he is!” I counter, “he’s cunning and deceitful and he’s completely

our pups free of charge and trying to protect me

the one who told them about our

I announce gruffly, “and if you believe me, you can ask them.”

don’t

in the direction of the pups’ bedroom before stubborning tilting her chin up. “He

“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

impossible as the fact that pigs are flying

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 those things.”

that wouldn’t excuse him telling something so inappropriate to

pups.” I insist, “and

wrong with it, why

didn’t tell me because he didn’t do it!”

digging in

I ask, “You’re smarter

you did to me took all my courage and all

She grits out.

maybe it’s because being proved

hurt you even worse the

“and you’re running

scared again!” 1

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

in

She cries.

I confess, “I will regret hurting you for as long as I live, but I won’t

just

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

taken me

win

nothing to

help but laugh, “Do you truly believe a single word you’re saying?”

at lying to yourself that you really think you don’t want me?”

“If another man spoke to me this way you’d

eyes, I drag her small body

her up in my

this is our way.

you, and you’re not just

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

all that should matter is that I am

take that as a sign to

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

already told you, that was

Jane declares hotly.

not the only

making it too easy, Janey.

“(

to go on dates with me, moving in when you

head, Jane clenches her

“You know I wasn’t

this moment.” She announces

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