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.”

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

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

Below this is a table full of obscure biological

understand the specifics,

to read a percentage easily

and at the bottom of each column are

%.

Jane was lying when she told me the pups were Eric’s, but I think I 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

ask hoarsely, feeling more emotional than I

to this man.

guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s

a bill

until someone went through all

we found

tell me.” I muse, wondering how soon after she received the results she met

end.

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

she tried to confront her with it, and

result.”

I grouse, still staring at the page with utter reverence. They’re

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

believe that Jane killed

report in the air. “If that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If she knew this existed and was

panicked and ran before she could look for

made the call reporting

she ran out, she had to

and she would have had ample

–

you arrived.” I

minute.

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

to have to accept it sooner or

later.”

I question. “Have you given

I’ve told

do respect, Alpha, you run

I reserve the right to run my investigations as I see

remain on the force.” I remind him. “If I

think long and hard about how badly

rife with indignation, ” Are you threatening

outrage.

closer to a growl than a

insolent wolf, I

keep your job, I suggest

it a hell of a

I might not run your department, but I am your boss’s,

he tries to glower up

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