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 that?” I

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

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

don’t really understand the specifics, but I

read a percentage

at the bottom of each column are the words, probability

%.

held off having the tests run myself because deep down I was afraid she was telling the truth. Apparently my

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

for a bill

someone went

that we found it.”

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

end.

maybe she didn’t plan on telling you at all.” The investigator theorizes. “Maybe she was going to use the test results

tried to confront her with

result.”

grouse, still staring at the page with utter reverence. They’re

been telling me Jane didn’t have a motive to kill Petra all along, but I’ve

really believe that Jane killed her

for you to find? If she knew this existed and was willing to kill to hide it, why didn’t she

Maybe she panicked and ran before she could look for it.” He

made the call reporting

If she ran out, she had

she would have had

–

I counter, feeling more frustrated

minute.

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

have to accept it sooner or

later.”

into Eve?” I question. “Have you

anything I’ve told

all do respect, Alpha, you

I reserve the right to run my investigations as I see

you remain on the force.” I remind him. “If I

about how badly

chest, rife with indignation, ” Are

outrage.

closer to a growl than a true laugh. “Was that not

the insolent wolf, I continue,

to keep your job, I

it a hell of a

run your department, but I am your

he tries to glower up at

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