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.”

Parker wondered

the oldest one here.” Sophie

been living on the streets longer than any of us. He knows all the ins and outs of the city, and all the tricks of

What trade?” Ryder questioned.

of all kinds.”

bout stealing?” Paisley asked, recognizing some of

like, but it’s a

stealing’s wrong.” Paisley

“right and wrong are for rich people. If we don’t steal, we don’t eat.” She explained. “You’ll see soon enough, nothing

to your

me when things got too

was talking about

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

are dozens of us

easy out there for a pup, so he protects us, cares

had made the mysterious Fabian sound like just another orphan, but now it seemed like he was their boss. That idea didn’t sit well with the clever pups, who had never thought about

wanna get home.” Parker told the

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

meet?” Paisley

have to learn to priortize, take care of the most

are the most ‘portant things.”

with more understanding than the pups could

if you wanna see them again, you

made sense, but all four of the children had an uneasy feeling churning in their bellies. They didn’t like the sound of this arrangement, though none of them could really place their finger on the reason they felt

what’s first?”

Sophie explained. Then,

northern port or mountain villages, Eric was struggling to keep his face free of emotion when Anita walked into his father’s throne room. It hadn’t been easy to get close to

jumping over dozens of obstacles on his journey, Eric finally arrived in the capital and fought his way past the guards and gatekeepers who surrounded his father at all 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

wasn’t convinced, believing his weak offspring had only returned because Jane threw him over for Ethan. Still, in the years they’d been apart, Aimon’s oldest son had been killed in battle, leaving him without

period to prove his loyalty once more, but decided to reserve

away before his very eyes. He knew he was in trouble the moment Anita opened her mouth. When she entered, she immediately protracted herself on the marble flooring, speaking in a fawning tone he knew his

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