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.”

hackles raise. If the obnoxious investigator doesn’t stop insisting Jane is responsible for my mother’s murder despite my repeated orders to investigate Eve, I’m going

he slides a piece of paper in a clear evidence bag across the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of the

Knowledge only. Below this is a table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the quadruplets’ names and my own

the specifics, but I

to read

and at the bottom of each column are the

%.

because deep down I was afraid she was telling the truth. Apparently my mother had no such reservations. She had the tests run without

I ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional than I

to this

he takes the thick emotion clogging my throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning more broadly than ever. “It was in your

it for a bill at first, it

went through all her

we found it.”

been waiting to tell me.” I muse, wondering how soon after

end.

telling you at all.” The investigator theorizes. “Maybe she was going to use the test results to force

to give you custody. Maybe she tried to confront

result.”

at the page with utter reverence. They’re mine. They’re

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

believe that Jane killed

she leave the report for you to find? If she

she couldn’t find it. Maybe she panicked and ran before

the call

If she ran out, she had

in and she would have

–

you arrived.” I counter, feeling more frustrated by the

minute.

with her and you don’t want to believe she’d do this, but all

going to have to accept it sooner or

later.”

begun looking into Eve?” I question.

told

do respect, Alpha, you run

right to run my investigations as I see fit.” He grumbles defiantly. 1

as long as you remain

you, I’d think long and hard about how badly you’re willing to

with indignation, ” Are you

outrage.

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

I continue, “if

keep your job, I suggest

it a hell of a lot better than you

your department, but I am your boss’s, boss’s boss.”

feathers, he tries to glower

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