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.”

insisting Jane is responsible for my mother’s murder despite my repeated orders to investigate Eve, I’m going to lose my temper. “And what document is

clear evidence bag across the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of

are the words: DNA Test Results; For Personal Knowledge only. Below this is a table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the quadruplets’ names and

don’t really understand the specifics, but

read a percentage

the bottom of each column are the words,

%.

the tests run myself because deep down I was afraid she was telling the truth. Apparently my mother had

you find this?” I ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional than I

to this man.

the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning more

mistook it for a bill at first,

went through all her

that we

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

end.

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

tried to confront

result.”

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

motive to kill Petra all along, but

that Jane

of this?” I demand, waving the report in the air. “If that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If she

Maybe she panicked and ran

the

she ran out, she had to

back in and she would have

–

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

minute.

biased Alpha.” The detective tells me, shaking his head. “You’re infatuated with her and you don’t want to believe she’d

have to accept it

later.”

you even begun looking into Eve?” I question. “Have you given a single

anything I’ve told

Alpha, you

not my department. I reserve the right to run my investigations as I see

long as you remain on the force.”

and hard about how badly

” Are you threatening me?”

outrage.

I chuckle, though it sounds closer to a growl than a true laugh. “Was that not

wolf, I continue, “if you

your job, I suggest you start

hell of a lot better

your department, but I am your boss’s,

his feathers, he tries to glower

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