The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 109

Jane

“It’s a long story.” Eric broaches, sitting across from us in his living room. “Are you sure you want to do this now? Surely there are more important things to worry about. The pups-“

“We’re asking because of the pups.” Ethan interrupts. “Because we think there’s a chance they were taken by traffickers, and there’s very few people who would have the motive, or the nerve to buy them.”

Eric blinked, “But Eve… I thought it was Eve.”

“She did take them at first.” l explain hoarsely. “But she doesn’t have them anymore. The police caught her, and they aren’t with him.”

“Goddess, I’m so sorry” Eric gasped. “That’s terrible news.”

“Do you think your father would take them, if he had the chance?” l ask him.

“Yes.” Eric sighs, letting his eyes fall shut for a long moment. “He would – in a heartbeat. Do you know for certain that they’ve been taken by traffickers?”

“No.” Ethan replies. “But it’s the likeliest explanation at this point. They were in a bad part of town late at night, and there’s been an alert out for them so anyone who might have grabbed them would know they’re ours.”

Eric nods in understanding. “In that case I can reach out to some allies in my father’s court. I don’t have many friends left there, but there are still a few people l know I can count on.”

“Eric, why did you leave in the first place?” Ethan inquires.

“I came because my father sent me” He admits. “| wanted to prove myself to him, I’ve always just been the spare son, I wanted to show him I could be more than that – that l’m every bit as good as my older brother:”

“Sent you why?” Ethan pushes, absentmindedly rubbing my arm.

Eric is watching me now with such a guilty expression that l’m afraid to hear his answer.I’m so sorry, Jane.” He begins, making my heart sink. “He sent me to befriend you, to learn anything I could from you about Ethan, and potentially.. to take you and the pups hostage.”

his chest, but

stop. It’s hard enough to process all this without their constant scrutiny. “…I

They’d already been watching you when you faked your

who l was, before you ever approached me?”

to you, to find out what skeletons were hiding in Ethan’s closet, but you have to believe, I never

to my feet. “1 can’t believe what

l once considered my best friend, second only to Linda. “He practically had a Jane handbook. He knew

knew about this.” I accuse Ethan, turning to look at him with mild hurt. “You knew he was never really

so they didn’t know you were still out there. They did know that Aimon was watching us like a hawk though. That he’d go to any length to bring me down. Without me,

told my father I couldn’t help him anymore, that I wasn’t going to spy on you. However it started, I fell in love with you for real – and he exiled me as punishment.

means you were still reporting back to him for a full year before you got enough backbone to stand up to

| can lunge towards Eric, but it’s a close call. I’m still growling under my

was weak, I was a coward. lt’s the

snap. “You could have at least warned us. You could have at least told me that I had people watching me,

told you, you’d never forgive me.”

to fear that.” I

by helping us track the pups down. If we’re right and they’re being taken

back.” Eric pales. “I told you, I’ve been exiled. If I set foot in the Southern

fair to

your father and tell him you’ve made a grave

a lie, he’ll know l’m trying to help you get

if you reach out to him before they arrive,

wrong?” Eric asks, “What if the

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