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.”

despite my repeated orders

and he slides a piece of paper in a clear evidence bag across the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the

a table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the

really understand the specifics, but I

to read a

and at the bottom of each column are the

%.

felt confident that 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

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

this

he takes the thick emotion clogging my throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning

for a bill at

went

we found

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

end.

she didn’t plan on telling you at all.” The investigator theorizes. “Maybe she was going to use the test

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

result.”

at the page with utter reverence. They’re

Jane didn’t have a motive to kill Petra all along, but I’ve seen people killed for far weaker reasons than this.”1

believe that Jane

“If that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to

find it. Maybe she panicked and ran before she

she made the

If she ran out, she

back in and she would have had

–

before you arrived.” I counter, feeling more frustrated by

minute.

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

to have to

later.”

even begun looking into Eve?” I question. “Have you given a single thought

told you about her.”

Alpha, you

I reserve the right to run my

you remain on

how badly you’re willing to risk

chest, rife with indignation, ” Are you threatening me?” He exclaims in

outrage.

chuckle, though it sounds closer to a growl than a true laugh. “Was that not clear?”

wolf, I continue, “if

your job, I suggest you start

it a hell of a lot better

your department, but I am your boss’s, boss’s boss.”

feathers, he tries to glower up

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