The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 111

3rd person

Paisley waited for the pain; śhe waited for the blackness closing in to become complete, or for the monster approaching her to bite her in half- but neither came. When she started to lose consciousness, her muscles relaxed enough for her foot to be freed from the rocks, but it was already too late. She floated freely now, however her lungs were quickly filling with water, and she no longer had the energy to try and swim.

She’d resigned herself to being some aquatic predator’s dinner, but she had to wonder how much longer it would take -the creature swimming towards her had appeared to be only feet away. Surely she should be dead by now? The next thing she knew a massive warm body was swimming beneath her, and then she was being lifted to the surface. When her head broke through the rapids, water spewed from her l!ps, expelled from her lungs by forceful contractions as she coughed and sputtered.

She clutched the pillowy object beneath her, content to simply close her eyes and rest as it carried her along. Still, after the initial exhaustion and confusion wore off, she remembered her siblings, and lifted her head. She didn’t have the first clue what the creature supporting her was – she’d never seen anything like it. It was gray and as round as a balloon, with wide flippers and a large rounded tail. She couldn’t see its face, she was sprawled like a starfish over it’s warm back, and she was too tired and afraid to risk moving.

They were gliding through forests of river grasses, and as Paisley squinted into the distance she could see the other pups up ahead. They’d halted their log ride against some boulders and were standing on the rocks, seemingly caught in the middle of a heated argument.

We have to go back!” Riley was insisting.

“But how!?” Parker cried, “we can’t swim stronger than the current!”

“I don’t know, but we have to find a way!” Riley insisted.

“She’s right!” Ryder agreed, “we can’t leave her.”

“I don’t want to leave her neither!” Parker argued,

“l just can’t figure out how – Paisley!?”

The other two pups whipped their heads around to follow the direction of his gaze, their voices soom joining their brother’s. “Paisley!” They exclaimed, “

Thank the Goddess.”

“You guys,” Paisley gasped, clutching at her living raft for comfort as she tried to stay awake. “I don’ think I likes swimming.”

think they are, right now?” Jane asked, folding her arms

you think they’re feeding them? Do you

all she could think about was her pups. Eric had been a powerful distraction, but now that

let this happen?” She questioned, devastated beyond words. “What kind of parents let their

but you can’t help them if

like someone who

regretting her words. “l’m sorry, Linda, I didn’t mean that. I

okay.” Linda promised, though her hand had tensed on Jane’s

okay.” Jane argued. “I’m lashing out at you when I should be lashing out at myself. They left the apartment because I

fault.” Eric assured her. “It’s Eve’s

me to feel bad,I should feel

the car was pulling over on the side of the road and slowing to a stop. “What are you doing?” She asked Ethan, glaring at his hands on the wheel. “We need to get there, to learn what

going to listen to you berate yourself like this.” Ethan declared sternly. “We all make mistakes, and you and I have made more than our fair share. But the weasel is right, the only people to blame here are the ones who took them, the ones who are keeping them from

the urge to roll her eyes. They could all say whatever they wanted, but no one in this car was a child, they knew their situation didn’t exist in black and white. It was true that the traffickers were responsible, but good parents protected their children from the realities of the world for precisely this reason, because the dangers were only too real and

at me,

didn’t!” Jane exclaimed

I can tell:” He remarked. “I know your every expression, Janey.

can’t punish me for my

asked, a heated look crossing his

serious, Ethan.” Jane professed, frowning deeply.”This is my fault, maybe not in total, but

them back, and you stalling and laying down the law or whatever this is, isn’t going to help

isn’t your

l’m not moving this car until you say

doing this to me?” Jane inquired fiercely.

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