3rd Person

When Jane and Ethan arrived at Eric’s rental condo, it appeared to be empty. Jane tried to call him but his phone went directly to voicemail, so they sat down on the front steps and waited.

“Why didn’t you tell me about King Aimon?” Jane asked, tired of simply watching the minutes pass by.

When you found out who Eric was, why didn’t you say that his father had it out for you?”

Ethan grimaced, eyeing Jane warily.

“What?” She pressed, realizing he clearly didn’t want to answer her question.

“It’s nothing.” He said, attempting to brush the matter aside. “l just found it a bit… suspicious, that’s all.”

“Suspicious?” Jane repeated with a deep frown.

That he hid it?”

Ethan shook his head and winced as he explained.

“That he just happened to come into your life the way he did.”

Jane blinked. You think it was some sort of scheme?” She guessed, feeling her stomach lurch uncomfortably.

“How did you two meet in the first place?” Ethan asked, resisting the urge to touch Jane. It was a very difficult impulse to control, when they’d been happily married he rarely let her out of arms reach- keeping his hands on her at every opportunity. His wolf wanted the same now, but he didn’t think this was the time.

“It was random” Jane shared, flushing as she related the details to him. “The pups were babies, and I was walking their stroller in the park.”

If circumstances had been different, Ethan might have given her a hard time for all the lies she’d told him about the other man – particularly that they’d had an affair-but he refrained, focusing on the matter at hand. “And what, he just walked up to you and said hello?”

Mom, three babies. l’d been up for three days straight and I couldn’t get them to go to sleep, so l was sitting on this

he ever tell you what he was doing in the Dark Moon territory?” He questioned, giving in and wrapping an arm around

shook her head. “Those early days were such a blur, I was simply trying to put one foot in front of the other. I don’t

to help him every step of the way, Jane had three times the stress and was all alone. He hated the idea of her struggling all that time, and part of him wanted to feel glad she’d found a friend to help her get through it. However the circumstances were simply too suspect for him to believe it

have targeted me?” Jane murmured softly, “that he knew who I was

how likely this was. He knew King Aimon’s reputation well, and he

do.” Jane responded, narrowing

that look, Ethan. What

Eric’s voice interrupted them before Ethan could

slightly, she’d been so preoccupied with their conversation that she’d blocked out everything around them. She hadn’t even seen Eric approach. Ethan tightened his arm around her, though she wasn’t sure if it was in response to

other hand, openly glared at their close contact. “Is there any word on the

“well,

interjected, anger simmering

questions?” Eric inquired

replied. “And about how we

believe this was happening, but was resigning himself to accept it.

Riley, Parker and Paisley stared at the bustling port with

with an escape plan, but escape was very difficult when one was trapped on a boat. It was also nearly impossible to try to figure out anything in advance when they

gratefully breathing in the first fresh air they’d had in weeks. They gazed out at the bustling seaport, taking in every sight and sound with

a local fishmonger cart his catch off a much smaller boat than

lt doesn’ look like any

being sick for so many days in a

reasoned. “We don’t know anyone here. There isn’ a safe place for us

argued back, “We have to do something,

so is Paisley. I wanna get away too,

until we lose

you to shut up and behave yourselves.” A cold voice declared over their

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