The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 82

#Chapter 82- Motive

Ethan

“It’s all taken care of?” I ask, staring down the desk sergeant at the police headquarters.

She nods, averting her eyes from my dominant gaze. “Yes Alpha, Ms. Mechant

will be held at the sanitorium until her trial.”

“Good.” I answer briskly. “I want to be notified the moment a date is set, or if any new developments arise.”

“Yes sir.” She replies obediently. I’m about

to walk away when the detective on my Mother’s case catches my attention.

“Excuse me, Alpha, do you have a moment to talk?” He asks, looking far too pleased

with himself.

“Assuming you have something of consequence to share.” I grumble, closing

the distance between us.

“Of course, sir.” The man agrees, leading me towards his desk, “I would never waste

your time.”

I follow him at a distance, muttering under my breath and trying to guess what fresh hell he might be preparing to thrust me into. Taking the guest chair as he settles in front of his computer, I mentally count to ten, urging myself to have patience.

“Well?” I press when he doesn’t explain why he pulled me aside, “What’s going on? Have you found something?”

“As a matter of fact, we have.” He shares

with a smug smile. “As you know we collected a few boxes of evidence from your

apartment on the night of the murder,

including a number of items from your

mother’s room.”

“And?” I prompt him, wishing he would get to the point.

“Well my team has been going through that

evidence all week, and yesterday one of my

rookies came across a document we

previously missed – one which could explain your ex-wife’s motive for the

crime.”

doesn’t stop insisting Jane is responsible for my mother’s murder despite my repeated orders to investigate Eve, I’m going to lose my temper.

clear evidence bag across the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of the form. The logo of an

a table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the quadruplets’ names and my own in the column headers.

really understand the specifics, but

to read a percentage easily

column are the words, probability of paternity: 100

%.

what I’m seeing. I always felt confident that Jane was lying when she told me the pups were Eric’s, but I think I held off having the tests run myself because deep down I was afraid she was telling the truth. Apparently my mother had no such reservations.

this?” I ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional

to this man.

takes the thick emotion clogging my throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of

We mistook it for a bill at first, it

someone went

we

have been waiting to tell me.” I muse, wondering how soon after she received the

end.

investigator theorizes. “Maybe she was going to use the

you custody. Maybe she tried to confront her with it,

result.”

a leap.” I grouse, still staring at the page with utter reverence. They’re mine.

it that way.” The investigator argues, “You’ve been telling me Jane didn’t have a motive to kill Petra all along, but I’ve seen people killed for

really believe that Jane killed her

in the air. “If that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If she knew this

and ran before she could look for it.”

she made the

she ran out, she had

back in and she would have had

–

you arrived.” I counter, feeling more

minute.

and you don’t want

have to accept

later.”

Eve?” I question. “Have you given a single

told you about her.”

respect, Alpha,

run my investigations as I see

that right as long as you remain on the force.” I

think long and hard about how badly you’re willing

rife with indignation, ” Are you threatening

outrage.

growl than a true laugh. “Was that not clear?”

wolf, I

keep your job,

a hell of a lot

not run your department, but

his feathers, he tries to glower up at

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