The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 102

Jane

“Luna, you should really try to rest.” The police commander advises, sitting on the sofa while l pace back and forth across the living room. “You’re going to exhaust yourself.”

“And you really shouldn’t call me that” | say in return.”Ethan and I aren’t married anymore.”

“Well whatever your title” He amends, “you killing yourself with worry isn’t going to help your pups.”

“Spoken like someone who doesn’t have children.”

I grumble. “And by the way, I didn’t see you showing this kind of concern for the Alpha. Why is he allowed to race off and hunt down murderers, but I can’t even pace without ‘exhausting myself” I mock, holding up air quotes.

“I’m sorry.” He concedes, “you’re right, I don’t have pups, and I can’t imagine what you’re going through right now. I didn’t mean to be patronizing”

“That isn’t helpful either!” I snap, “l don’t know why people think it’s comforting to say they can’t imagine another person’s pain. Just make the effort and practice some empathy, rather than pointing out how horrible it is to me” It’s not until I hear myself, that I realize how loudly I raised my voice. The commander is looking sheepish now, and l can’t help but feel guilty for taking out my fear and frustration on him. “I’m sorry.

“I sigh.”l didn’t mean -“

“It’s okay.” He tells me, raising his palms in concession, “emotions are high right now. Trust me, it’s nothing new when you’re in this line of work.”

His understanding only makes me feel worse for lashing out at him. “Be honest with me,” I request, “in these cases, how often do you actually find the pups?”

“When the abduction was reported as quickly as it was? And when we know precisely who has them?” He clarifies, “There’s every reason to be optimistic, Jane.”

“You’re not just saying that?”l press.

“I don’t believe in giving people false hope,” He shares, “| learned better many years ago. If l thought they were done for, l’d be telling you to prepare yourself for the worst.”

exhale, sitting down for the first time since

and hallways across the room before the commander can stop me.

Unfortunately before l can land a single blow to the wretched man, arms like iron

try to murder my baby! He tried to ruin

very well do that

don’t know that for sure” I mutter,

over his shoulder, shooting me an exasperated look. “Or, we can ask him why

I bite, looking past him to the disgraced investigator.”What the hell

for all he’s done, only resigned. “I’m sorry – about everything.” He says gravely, “you have no idea how much

forget l’m a mother, detective. I know a real apologý from a fake one, and I know when a person is truly sorry versus when they are just trying to escape

that if you truly felt guilt for your actions, they would

don’t have to believe me, but

if you think it is a good idea to tell me you have information about my pups, and expect me to give you something for it without r!pping your head off first, you’re even dumber than

do you have?” The commander speaks over me, throwing out his arm to stop me from lunging forward

pups.” The detective

The commander repeats, “from what? Being charged

He corrects. “I want my

mind?” The commander scoffs, “you’ve committed countless felonies. You attacked

enough sense to keep my mouth shut. Telling him he’s doomed will hardly convince him to spill his secrets. The fact remains that this man has information I desperately need, and I will promise to pay any price on earth in order to extract

your pups locked in a basement and was trying to

to her mercy so you could come here and bargain with us, when you could have knocked her out and freed them then and there?”

child. I

didn’t realize how badly I needed to hear his confession about the paternity of Eve’s pups, until a little knot unwinds in my chest. I realize now

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