The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 62 3rd Person

“What’s wrong?” Ethan asked nervously, afraid of hearing one more word of bad news in this horrendous week.

“We don’t have enough on Eve to get a warrant for her ar rest. The only evidence we can find is circumstantial.” The in vestigator sighed.

“I thought you said she was growing the flowers used for the poison?” Ethan growled, his head reeling. “And after the car accident, and that recording? She’s the only one who has motive!”

“The flowers are a common garden plant, half the resi dents in the city have them.” The investigator answered. “And yes, the brakes were cut on her car, but we can’t prove she did it. At best we can make a case for criminal negligence and child endangerment between having Paisley in the front seat and encouraging her to run away.”

“Then arrest her for that!” Ethan insisted.

“She would be out on bail within the hour.” The detective replied, “if we want to convince a judge that she’s too danger ous to be out among the public, we need to get her on at tempted murder. We just don’t have a strong enough case at the moment though. I’m not saying we won’t keep working, I’m

just saying it isn’t going to be fast.”

“This is unbelievable.” Ethan snarled, “Every second that woman is free, my child is at risk. Mark my words, if Eve re mains on the loose, someone else is going to get hurt.” He couldn’t help but think that now Jane was back, she and the other pups might be in danger too. If Eve knew they were his and was willing to kill in order to get one child out of the way, what might she do in order to get Jane and the others out of the way too?

“I’m very sorry sir.” The investigator assured the Alpha, tru ly meaning it.

“What if I ordered you to arrest her anyway?” Ethan in quired, spiraling slightly, “what if I ordered that she not be re leased on bail?”

“Alpha, are you suggesting…” The man tried to figure out how to push back with accusing his Alpha of a crime, “Eve has rights too… if we did that, it would be considered a miscarriage of justice.”

Goddess damn it! Ethan thought ferociously, recalling the last time he put Justice over his family. He’d ended up punish ing Jane for a crime she didn’t commit, leading to the divorce and everything since. He couldn’t risk making that kind of mis take again, after all, Eve had engineered the event that led to that catastrophe as well. “It’s my right as Alpha to overrule the law in matters of pack security. This woman is a danger to the public – get the damn warrants, I’ll deal with the judge.”

A beat of silence floated through the phone, and for a mo ment Ethan thought the detective might refuse, but eventual ly he caved. “Yes sir.”

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– not hard consid ering Ethan didn’t have any choice except to basically buy all

cookies from the smell of it, and all four children were covered in flour. Of course, that didn’t stop them from running to Jane and throwing their arms around her. “Hello muffins,” she greeted them warmly, “you look like you’re having

chip cookies!” Parker exclaimed, “Paisley’s

then leveling Jane with

Mom.” Ethan replied in a tone brooking no argument, “that’s what

pups began excitedly trying to wriggle out of Jane’s arms. “They’re ready!” They cried,

what about my hugs?” Jane teased, only able to keep hold of Ryder and Paisley as Riley

get away, “You ‘ready got hugs Mommy,

to stay in Jane’ s arms, snuggling in even after

down to drop a kiss on

used to cookies.” Jane suggested

eye with a sober expression, “Mommy’s

the pup back into her arms. “Well you’ll always have a Mommy now, little one.” She vowed, making Petra look up with suspicion. Ethan

be moving in with the pups. Petra had badgered him with dozens of questions, not the least of which was how he could ever trust a woman who faked her death and

advised as Jane

fine Ethan, stop fussing over me like a mother hen.” Jane argued, squeezing Paisley and

giggled and reached out one arm to her fa ther, wanting him in on the hug. “Daddy likes to

and moved to put his arms around Jane and Paisley, sneaking more kisses along the way. “I have two very good reasons to fuss right here.” He remarked,

beside them then, “Paisley come on!” She encouraged, “they’re almost cool enough to eat.” Turning her face up to Ethan, she

down at

told him brightly, throwing her arms around his legs, “Like

it’s a good idea for everyone to get cleaned up before we go gobbling down cookies.” Petra announced, putting the last

offered, pulling Paisley from

her voice over the loud protestations of her children. “The faster you wash up the faster you get to have a

tear, and Ethan watched them with arched brows, “I’ll have to