The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 130

3rd Person

The pups huddled closely together as they followed the strange girl they met in the alley, not feeling at all comfortable – especially given their past experiences meeting people in alleyways. Still, the girl was also a pup, and she seemed to understand their position better than any of the adults they’d met. She and the little boy led them into what could only be described as an underground maze catacomb of tunnels running beneath the town.

What is this place?” Riley whispered anxiously.

It’s the old sewers. The girl replied, as if this was perfectly normal. The city put in a new system a few years ago, and this was left behind.”

The sewers?” Paisley repeated. “Eewww!”

“It’s not so bad.” The girl answered with a shrug, they haven’t been used in ages. It doesn’t smell great, but no one ever comes down here either.”

What’s your name?” Parker asked, looking around at the dark, dank walls surrounding them.

I’m Sophie.” The girl tossèd a smile over her shoulder, then gestured to the boy at her side. “And this is Bailey. We’ve been on our own for a long time now.”

You don’t have parents?” Parker questioned.

No one down here has parents.” Sophie scoffed.

There are other peoples down here? Ryder asked in wonderment.

Sure!” Sophie exclaimed, “there’s lots of orphans here, and eventually everyone needs a safe place to |go when the orphanage or foster homes get too bad.”

This, is safe?” Riley muttered under her breath.

“Safer than with grown ups.” Sophie quipped, “We have a warm place to sleep, and there’s almost always some kinda food around.”

“But aren’t there like, rats and things?” Ryder inquires, gazing around with wide eyes as if he expects to see some coming around the corner ahead of them.

“Sometimes.” Sophie confirmed, sounding entirely unbothered by the face.

“But what about school and ‘tivities?” Riley asked, “don’t you miss having a bed to sleeps in? An’ someone to take care of you?

I never had any of those things.” Sophie frowns, most of us didn’t. Besides, Fabian takes care of us.”

Fabian?” Parker wondered

oldest one here.” Sophie

and outs of the city, and all the tricks of the trade. So we kinda made

What trade?” Ryder questioned.

pocketing, cons of all

asked, recognizing some of these words from

but it’s a living!”

wrong.” Paisley

we don’t eat.” She explained. “You’ll see soon enough, nothing here

to your parents?”

abandoned me when things got

unemotionally as if she was talking about someone else’s life. “Bailey’s died.. but

is all” exactly?” Ryder prompted, amazed that even one person could live this

of us working for

out there for a pup, so he protects us, cares for us and shows us how

was their boss. That idea didn’t sit well with the clever

home.” Parker

Sophie stated. “But you’ve gotta find a way to

ends meet?”

survive you have to learn to priortize, take care of the most important things first, then

the most ‘portant things.” Paisley

young faces with more understanding than

see them

words made sense, but all four of the children had an uneasy feeling churning in their bellies. They didn’t like the sound

what’s first?” Riley

Sophie explained.

the northern port or mountain villages, Eric was struggling to keep his face free of emotion when Anita

times. It was only this show of strength which convinced King Aimon to hear his son out, and even then he hadn’t made the task easy. Eric had been forced to kneel before the King and denounce Ethan and Jane,

oldest son had been killed in battle, leaving him without an heir. Other than Eric, he had only daughters, and they’d all been married

trial period to prove his loyalty once more, but decided to reserve judgment until a

very eyes. He knew he was in trouble the moment Anita opened her mouth. When

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