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.”

wolf’s hackles raise. 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

the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of the form.

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

the specifics, but I

how to read a percentage easily

each column are the words, probability of paternity:

%.

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 I have all the proof I need. The pups are mine – definitely,

this?” I ask hoarsely,

to this

in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning more broadly than ever.

mistook it for a bill at

went through

we found

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

end.

telling you at all.” The investigator theorizes. “Maybe she was going to use the test results to

to give you custody. Maybe she tried to confront her with it, and lost her life as a

result.”

at the page with

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 for far

believe that

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

couldn’t find it. Maybe she panicked and ran before she could look

made the call

death. If she ran out,

she

–

to search before you arrived.” I counter, feeling

minute.

shaking his head. “You’re infatuated with her and you don’t want to believe she’d do this, but all

to have to accept it sooner

later.”

looking into Eve?” I question. “Have

told you about her.”

do respect, Alpha, you run the

reserve the right to run my

that right as long as you remain on the

about how badly you’re willing

chest, rife with indignation, ” Are

outrage.

chuckle, though it sounds closer to a growl than a true laugh. “Was that

insolent wolf, I continue, “if you

keep your job, I suggest you

a hell of a

your department, but I am

tries to glower

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