The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 104

3rd Person

By dawn a red alert emergency order was spread through the Nightfang Pack on every TV screen, radio station and webpage. The Alpha’s pups were missing, believed to be kidnapped by Eve Mechant and in grave danger. The entire pack was ordered to be on the lookout for any of the children or Eve, with search parties quickly filling every corner of the territory.

Far from Eve’s hideout on the city’s outskirts, the pups huddled together in the back of a windowless van, their young ears tuned to the conversation happening on the other side of the locked doors. It was hard to focus on what was happening: they were tired, hungry, frightened and desperately needed a restroom, but they were also curious and on the lookout for any opportunity to escape.

The men who took them from the alley had been callous and rough with the children, but otherwise hadn’t harmed them. After shoving them into the van they didn’t say another word or even acknowledge their existence, instead starting the engine and speeding off into the night. They’d been driving form what felt like hours, and when the van finally stopped the shifters jumped out and left the pups on their own.

The air smelled a bit salty and every now and then they heard something which sounded like a foghorn blaring in the distance. If only they could see outside!

Soon after the kidnappers disappeared, they returned with a fourth partner, hovering outside the van and speaking in low voices. The fourth member was a woman, and from the sound of it, she was the true ringleader of the gang. Unlike her colleagues, she’d seen the kidnapping alerts blaring on every news outlet, and she had the sense to realize that the four children in the back of the van were very likely the Alpha’s missing pups.

“What do you mean, you found four pups in an alleyway?” She was asking, “you didn’t take them, did you?”

“Of course we took them! It was too good an opportunity to turn down.” One of the kidnappers answered, “they were right there like lambs for the slaughter.

“Those lambs probably belong to the Alpha!” The woman informed them angrily, “it’s all over the news that his children are missing.”

“One of the girls did say their father was an alpha.”

The tallest man, distinctive for his unusually deep voice, noted.

“She said an alpha, not the Alpha.” One of his compatriots argued. “Besides, what would the Alpha’s pups be doing alone in that part of town – and in the middle of the night no less.”

“They were kidnapped, they probably escaped.”

The woman gritted out, “Where are they? I want to see them.”

After a moment of muffled shuffling, the double doors at the back of the van clicked open, swinging outward as the kidnappers gradually came into sight.

front of the three thugs from the alley, was a fierce looking cat shifter dressed in black leather, with her hair piled on top of her head in a messy bun.

she hissed, “you didn’t notice their resemblance to Blackwell? You didn’t recognize the little one? She’s been in the

was dark!” The

we’re sorry we kidnapped your children, the lights were out. Honestly, how many

our fault, they didn’t tell us.” The third man argued

don’t understand’ The tall man admitted, “isn’t this a good thing. The Alpha is the richest man on the continent, we can ransom those pups for their

any

your hands on them, without a second

we didn’t know! We can give them back and say we found and rescued

land us all in a grave” The woman cried, throwing her hands up.”They’re children, not lost pets who can’t

drawing their attention. “If you take us home, we

we’ll

insisted, “we

“Whether they talk or not – how do you think it will look for convicted traffickers to turn up with the pups and say they

might” The

too many times as an infant.” She countered. “No- you leave this to me, we have to get them

tall man questioned, “you just said it would be

we can kill two birds with one stone. Get out

have to be someone pretty brave to take on that risk” One of

glint in her dark eyes. “What do you know about King Aimon, in the

“just that he’s been building his power a lot in recent

of his wealth and influence, and he’ll take any opportunity he can get

do you know that?” The first man

l have friends other than you dolts: privateers who

She announced.

mean pirates?” The shortest

call your friends names.”

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