Jane

When Ethan and l arrive at the police headquarters, every eye in the room turns towards us, watching our every move. It’s nothing new. If l thought that the media frenzy had been bad when I was a murder suspect, it was nothing to the chaos now. We can’t set a single foot outside our house without every pack member we encounter staring or wishing us their condolences, and I haven’t been able to look at a television or listen to the radio since this all began, because every word is a reminder of our tragedy.

Thankful Ethan reminded me of our constant audience when I tried to race out of the penthouse without any clothes on – so eager was l to get here. In the end l’ll didn’t put much effort into it, throwing on the first clothes I saw. To think I was once considered fashionable seems almost surreal now, like something from another life.

When we get to the commander’s office, he’s there waiting, a grim expression on his face. “Where did you find her?” Ethan asks without any preamble.

“She was trying to leave the territory. Our guards caught her at one of the road blocks” The older man explained.

“And there was no sign of the pups?”I press, even though I already know the answer. , sounding

“Im sorry” The commander shares, entirely sincere. “| don’t think she’s been around them for a couple of days – there isn’t any scent of them left on her:”

“What does that mean?” l squeak as Ethan’s arm tightens around me. “Did… did she say what she did with them?”

“I waited for you to interrogate her.” The commander answers, “I thought you might pick up on details we wouldn’t, things that could help lead us to the children or at least get her to talk.”

“Thank you.” Ethan nodded, “Where is she now?”

“This way.” The commander instructs, leading us down a long hallways lined with unidentified doors. He stops at the fourth door and pushes inside, revealing a darkened observation room with a large window lining wall. It’s exactly like the interrogation scenes l’ve seen in shows and movies, with a huddle of investigators watching through the window as an interviewer sits across from Eve on the other side.

The crowd moves aside when we enter, and Ethan and I move to stand in front of the glass. I can feel Ethan’s rage boiling over at the mere sight of the she-wolf, and his hands are so tense on my body it’s almost painful. Still, I don’t object, he needs to hold onto something right now to stop from crashing through the glass and attacking her, and l appreciate his strength.

Neither Eve, nor the interrogator say a word, not until the commander knocks on the glass, seeming to give the man a signal to proceed with the interview. He doesn’t move an inch, but his voice travels to us through a speaker on the wall, “Where are the pups.”

“1 don’t know.” Eve sneers, crossing her arms over her ch3st. “I didn’t have anything to do with this.”

them – and your lover has

horror and

lying. He would never turn

insisted. “If you didn’t think he was going to turn you in, why

move them, they-” She started, cutting herself off mid sentence when she realized

The man

why aren’t they home by now? Why did their scent just disappear outside of some

Eve to admit it, but after a strained pause she bursts out. “Yes, all right! They got out of the basement

makes sense.” Ethan muses, “That’s got to be why those trash bins were toppled, why her blood was on the

if she doesn’t have them, who does?” I fret, clutching him for

already asking Eve this very

street somewhere and they knocked me down. I tried to follow

you think she’s telling the

hook her up to a polygraph,” The commander offers. “But they aren’t without their

“I don’t trust her as far as I can throw

lines, one

slightly, but none of this is comforting. “Then where are

and exchanges a meaningful look with Ethan. “What? What is that, what aren’t you

have to consider the possibility that someone else found them and

haven’t been able to

ask Ethan, feeling a fresh bolt of

possibility to me the other night.” He confesses. “But we didn’t

kidnapped – again?”

they be

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