The Luna And Her Quadruplet Pups Chapter 76

Jane

The vineyard sprawls before Ethan and me, neat rows of grapes lining the rolling hills of the NightFang valley and painting the lush earth with verdant vines. I breathe in the fresh montane air as Ethan tucks me under his arm, sipping from my third sample glass of the day.

We’ve only been here for about an hour, but I already feel more relaxed than I have in a very long time. The generous wine samples help, but more than anything else l’m just relieved to know my fears about Ethan were false.

The press conference he gave yesterday finally put my tormented heart at ease, proving once and for all that he doesn’t intend to let me take the fall for Petra’s murder. I suppose Eric would say it’s another trick, another example of the Alpha trying to prove he’s on my side so that I won’t blame him when things go wrong, but this occasion is so unlike the first time.

The Ethan who imprisoned me was nothing like the man who took on the pack and proclaimed my innocence while damning Eve, and this feels nothing like the aftermath of that horrible attack on my graduation trip. I almost feel silly for convincing myself he might be involved somehow. After all, Eric wasn’t there last time and I was – I know how it felt and I know how different things are this time around.

One of the vineyard employees appears by our side then, exchanging our empty glasses for fresh ones. She pours the decadent burgundy liquid into graceful crystal glasses while describing the vintage in more detail than I honestly needed, but I don’t complain. This vineyard’s tasting portions are more like full-sized servings in a restaurant than true samples.