The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

#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 to investigate Eve, I’m going to lose my temper.

widens, and he slides a piece of 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 is stamped at the top, and beneath the

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

don’t really understand the specifics, but

how to read a percentage

bottom of each column are

%.

moment to catch up 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 had the tests run without telling anyone, and now I have all the proof I need. The pups are mine – definitely, unequivocally

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

to this

thick emotion clogging my throat as belief in Jane’s guilt, rather than the joy of my paternity’s confirmation, because he’s grinning more broadly than ever. “It

a bill

someone went through all her

we

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

end.

plan on telling you at all.” The investigator theorizes. “Maybe she

to confront her with it, and lost her

result.”

leap.” I grouse, still staring at the page with utter reverence.

it that way.” The 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

that

did she leave the report for you to find? If she knew this existed and was willing to kill to hide

panicked and ran before she could look

she made the call reporting my

death. If she ran out, she had to

she

–

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

minute.

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 her.

to

later.”

I question. “Have you given a

I’ve told you about

do respect, Alpha, you

run my investigations as I see fit.”

remain

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

indignation, ” Are

outrage.

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

the insolent wolf, I continue, “if you

to keep your job,

it a hell of a lot better than

might not run your department, but

his feathers, he tries to glower