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.”

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

paper in a clear evidence bag across the table, and I snatch it up, scanning the contents of the form. The logo of an out-of- territory laboratory

table full of obscure biological markers and alleles, with

don’t really understand the specifics,

to read

at the bottom of each column

%.

with what I’m seeing. I always 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 reservations. She

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

this

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

a bill at first,

someone went

we found

waiting to tell me.” I muse, wondering how

end.

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

to confront her with it,

result.”

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

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

really believe that Jane killed her

that were the case, why did she leave the report for you to find? If she knew

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

she made the call

death. If she ran out, she

back in and she would have

–

search 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

going to have to accept it sooner or

later.”

even begun looking into Eve?” I question.

I’ve told you

Alpha, you

department. I reserve the right to run my

you remain on

think long and hard about how badly you’re willing to risk

with indignation, ”

outrage.

than a true laugh. “Was that not clear?” Standing

insolent wolf, I continue,

to keep your job, I suggest you

a hell of a lot

department, but I am

his feathers, he tries to glower up at

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