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.”

mother’s murder despite my repeated orders to investigate Eve, I’m going to lose my temper. “And what

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

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

don’t really understand the

to read

bottom of each column are

%.

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

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

to this

throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning more broadly

for a bill at first, it

went through all her

we found it.”

muse, wondering how

end.

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

she tried to confront

result.”

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

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

that

waving the report in the air. “If that were the case, why did she leave the report 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

made the call

ran out, she

and she

–

you arrived.” I counter, feeling more frustrated

minute.

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

going to have to accept it

later.”

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

I’ve told

Alpha, you run the

right to run my investigations as I

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

and hard about how badly you’re willing to risk your job.”

puffs up his chest, rife with indignation, ” Are you threatening me?” He exclaims in

outrage.

it sounds closer to a growl than a true laugh. “Was that not clear?” Standing up and towering

I

to keep your job,

a lot better than

but I am your boss’s, boss’s

tries to glower up at

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