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.”

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 to lose my temper.

I snatch it up, scanning the contents of the form. The logo

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 my own in

the specifics, but I

to read a percentage

bottom of each column are the

%.

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

this?” I ask hoarsely,

this

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 mother’s

it for a bill

went

we found it.”

wondering how soon after she received the results she met her untimely

end.

on 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 her with it, and lost

result.”

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

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

really believe that Jane

the air. “If that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If

she panicked and ran before

made the

If she ran out, she

in and she would have had

–

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

minute.

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

to accept it sooner

later.”

I question. “Have you

told

respect, Alpha, you run

reserve the right to run my

long as you remain on the force.”

long and hard about how

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

outrage.

growl than a true laugh.

I continue, “if

to keep your job,

hell of a lot

but I am your boss’s, boss’s boss.”

he tries to glower

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