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.”

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

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

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

the specifics, but

how to read a

and at the bottom of each column are

%.

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 now I have all the

find this?” I ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional than I would

to this

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

a bill

until someone went through all her

that we found

to tell me.” I muse, wondering how

end.

investigator theorizes. “Maybe she was going to use the

custody. Maybe she tried to confront her with

result.”

still staring at the

me Jane didn’t have a motive to kill Petra all along, but I’ve seen people killed for far weaker reasons than

that Jane

for you to

find it. Maybe she panicked and ran before she

the call

If she ran

in and she would

–

to search before you arrived.” I counter, feeling more

minute.

you don’t want to believe she’d do

have to

later.”

into Eve?” I question. “Have you given a single

I’ve told you

all do respect, Alpha, you run the

reserve the right to run my investigations as I

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

think long and hard about how

indignation, ” Are you threatening

outrage.

a growl than a true

I continue, “if

to keep your job,

of a lot better than

run your department, but I am

feathers, he tries

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