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.”

If 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. “And what document is that?”

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-

Below this is a table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the quadruplets’ names and my

the specifics,

how to read a percentage easily

bottom of each column

%.

having the tests run myself because deep down I was afraid she was telling the truth.

ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional

to this man.

the thick emotion clogging my throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of

for a bill at

until someone went through

we found it.”

to tell me.” I muse, wondering how soon

end.

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

Maybe she tried to confront her with it, and lost

result.”

staring at the page with utter reverence.

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

that Jane

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

it. Maybe she panicked and ran

she made the call

she ran out, she had to

back in and she would have

–

I counter,

minute.

head. “You’re infatuated with her and you don’t

going to have to accept

later.”

into Eve?” I question. “Have

I’ve told you

do respect, Alpha, you run

to run my

you remain on

and hard about how badly you’re

puffs up his chest, rife with indignation, ”

outrage.

to a growl than a true

wolf, I

keep your job,

it a hell of a lot better than you

not run your department, but I am your boss’s, boss’s boss.”

he tries to glower up at

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