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.”

stop insisting Jane is responsible for my mother’s murder despite my repeated orders to investigate Eve, I’m going

bag across the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of

DNA Test Results; For Personal Knowledge only. Below this is a table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with each of the quadruplets’ names and my

don’t really understand the specifics, but

how to read

bottom of each column

%.

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

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

to this

in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s

it for a bill at first, it

someone went through

that we found it.”

wondering how soon after she received the results she

end.

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

confront her with it,

result.”

at the page with utter reverence. They’re mine.

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

really believe that Jane killed

the report for you to find? If

find it. Maybe she panicked and ran before she could

the call

ran out, she had to

and she would have had

–

search before you arrived.” I counter, feeling

minute.

and you don’t

going to have to accept it sooner

later.”

into Eve?” I question. “Have you

anything I’ve told you

do respect, Alpha, you

right to run my investigations

long as you remain on

and hard about how

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

outrage.

to a growl than a true laugh. “Was that not clear?” Standing up and towering

insolent wolf, I continue, “if you

your job, I

of a lot better than you

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

tries to glower up at

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