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

of us. He knows all the ins and outs of the city, and all the tricks of the trade. So we kinda made him our

What trade?” Ryder questioned.

of all kinds.” Sophie answered

talking bout stealing?” Paisley asked, recognizing some of these

like, but it’s

stealing’s wrong.”

are for rich people. If we don’t steal, we don’t eat.” She explained.

to your

me when things

if she was talking about someone

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

dozens of us working for

out there for a pup, so he protects

A moment ago Sophie 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 friendship

home.” Parker told the older

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

meet?” Paisley

drink, find a safe place to sleep.” Sophie elaborated. If you want to survive you have to learn to priortize, take care of the most important things first, then figure out the

the most ‘portant

young faces with more

but if you wanna see them again, you have to learn to

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

what’s

you meet Fabian.” Sophie explained. Then, you get to

the kingdom, far from the 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

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 the King and denounce Ethan and Jane, stating that everything that had happened over the last four

oldest son had been killed in battle, leaving him without an heir. Other than Eric,

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

see the slowly budding trust he’d been working to cultivate between them slip 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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