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.”

deep in his chest, but he doesn’t move.

It’s hard enough to process all this without their constant

me for my reaction, and Eric shakes his head. “My father is a very untrusting man. He has dozens of spies in every territory, every pack in the realm. They’d already been watching you when you faked your death. They followed you to the Dark Moon

knew who l was, before you ever approached me?” l ask, my voice

“My job was to get close to you, to find out what skeletons were hiding in Ethan’s closet, but you have

can’t believe what a fool l’ve

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

turning to look at him with mild hurt. “You

found out who Eric really was. Aimon isn’t the only one with spies, but unlike him, I never had my spies watching you, 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, there wouldn’t be

help him anymore, that I wasn’t going to spy on you. However it started, I fell in love with you for

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

pulls me back down onto the couch before | can lunge towards Eric, but it’s a close call. I’m still growling under my breath when he tucks me under his arm.

handsome face. “1 was weak, I was a coward. lt’s the worst mistake l’ve made in my entire life, and I will always

have at least warned us. You could have at

was afraid that ifl told you, you’d never

I hiss, “Because l won’t. Especially

me closer. “If you’re really sorry, you can start by helping us track the pups down. If we’re right

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

to

“0r, you can go to your father and tell him you’ve made a grave mistake.

a lie, he’ll know l’m trying

to him before they arrive, before he

wrong?” Eric asks, “What if

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