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.”

murder despite my repeated orders to investigate Eve, I’m going to lose my temper.

and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of the

DNA Test Results; For Personal Knowledge only. Below this is a table full of obscure biological

really understand the

how to read

each column are the

%.

takes my brain a moment to catch up with 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. She had the tests run without telling anyone, and now I have all the proof I need. The pups are mine – definitely,

ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional than I would

this man.

thick emotion clogging my throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s

a bill at

went through all

that we found it.”

muse, wondering how soon after she received the results she met

end.

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

she tried to confront her with it, and

result.”

the page with utter reverence. They’re

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

really believe that Jane killed her

were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If she knew this existed and was

find it. Maybe she panicked and ran before

she made the call reporting

If she ran

back in and she would have had ample

–

I counter, feeling more

minute.

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

to

later.”

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

anything I’ve told you about

Alpha, you run

my investigations as

long as you remain on the

long and hard about how badly

indignation, ” Are you threatening me?” He exclaims

outrage.

a growl than a true laugh. “Was that

insolent wolf, I continue,

keep your job,

of a lot better than you have

might not run your department, but I

his feathers, he tries to glower up

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