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.”

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

widens, and 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, and beneath the address

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

really understand the specifics, but

to read a percentage easily

column are the words, probability of paternity: 100

%.

off having the tests run myself because deep down I

ask hoarsely, feeling more

this

rather than the

it for a bill

until someone went through all her

we found it.”

how soon after she received the results

end.

theorizes. “Maybe

Maybe she tried to confront her with it, and lost her

result.”

quite a leap.” I grouse, still staring at the page with

have a motive to kill Petra all along, but

really believe that Jane

I demand, waving the report in the air. “If that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If she knew

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

she made the call reporting

she ran

she would have had ample

–

I

minute.

and you don’t want to believe she’d do this, but all the evidence points to her.

going to have to accept it

later.”

into Eve?” I question. “Have you given

anything I’ve told you about

do respect, Alpha,

to run my investigations as

have that right as long as you remain on the force.” I remind him.

and hard about how badly

with indignation, ”

outrage.

to a growl than

insolent wolf, I continue, “if

to keep your job, I suggest you start

a hell of a lot

department, but I am

feathers, he tries to

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