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.”

doesn’t stop insisting Jane is responsible for my mother’s murder despite my

he 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 logo of an out-of- territory laboratory is stamped at the top,

table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the quadruplets’ names and my own

understand the specifics, but I

read a

the bottom of each column are the words,

%.

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

this?” I ask hoarsely, feeling

this man.

than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning more broadly than ever. “It was in your mother’s

mistook it for a bill at first, it

went

we

how soon after she

end.

you at all.” The investigator theorizes. “Maybe she

she tried to confront her with

result.”

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

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

really believe that Jane killed her

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

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

made the

death. If she ran

back in and she would

–

before you arrived.” I counter, feeling

minute.

infatuated with her and you don’t want to

have to accept it sooner or

later.”

I question. “Have you given a

anything I’ve told

Alpha, you run the

the right to run my investigations as I see

as long as you remain on

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

with indignation, ” Are you threatening me?”

outrage.

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

insolent wolf, I continue,

to keep your job, I

hell of a lot better than you

run your department, but I

feathers, he tries to

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