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“Where’s who?” The scrawny pup squeaked, her scent becoming completely overpowered by fear.

“My pups.” Ethan growled. “Riley, Parker, Paisley and Ryder.”

The child’s eyes widened, and Ethan called over his shoulder, hoping the others could still hear him. Got one!”

Running footsteps soon sounded at his back, and Jane pulled up short beside him. “Ethan, you’re scaring her.”

“Smell her:” He instructed, “She’s been with the pups- recently.”

Jane leaned forward and sniffed the child, barely able to decipher the children’s scent amidst all the dirt and grime.

Her heart thumped loudly in her chest, but still she encouraged her mate to return the frightened urchin’s feet to solid ground. “It’s okay, little one.” She promised, “What’s your name?”

and Ethan, as baffled by their outfits as Thomas and Mary had been. She pursed her lips tightly together, cowering when Linda, Mary and Thomas appeared beside them as well. She was completely outnumbered, and her knees were beginning to knock together.

This, more than anything else, softened Ethan’s heart.

No matter his wolf’s rage at losing the children, he truly didn’t enjoy scaring pups. “I’m sorry I was a bit rough.” He apologized, softening his tone to a soft lull. “We won’t hurt you.”

“We just want to find our pups.” Jane added anxiously. “

You’ve seen them, haven’t you? Our quadruplets?”

The girl was clearly more comfortable with Jane than the huge Alpha holding her hostage, and as skittish as she was, she also had a bright-eyed curiosity about her which made her circumstances even more troubling. “What are quadruplets?”

“It’s like when you have twins, but four pups instead of two.” Jane answered, smiling warmly. “Ours are four years old, and they got kidnapped last week. We’ve been looking everywhere for them, and we know they’re here somewhere.

Can you help us?”

as she thought about their request. “What will you give me if l

an annoyed look before grinning at the little girl.

“more like an impertinent one. ought

girl

her imperiously. “You clearly need some looking after.”

chin defiantly. “Fabian

replied, taking over the negotiations while the others looked on

teaches us to survive.” The girl insisted,

Mary told her sternly, “they’re meant to be provided for. Anyone who tells you otherwise or expects you to pay for your safety is no friend” She declared, guessing Fabian’s arrangement with

closed in for the girl. “Let her go.” She told Ethan. “She won’t run – not if she wants

got the

all flowers and sunshine” Mary informed her shrewdly. “There will be rules, and chores, I won’t have you running completely wild – but I’ll

It was probably how she’d wrangled their own babies

you like.”

help you find the pups… right?” The girl

do – those pups have parents who love them and want nothing more than to take them home” Mary explained, gesturing to Ethan

longing and yearning for a home with all her heart, that Jane wanted to cry. However a minute later dark clouds came over

We have a llama farm in the hills. It’s nothing but fresh

have a brother.

can come too.” Thomas

them, but her head was too

spun out of control as she contemplated

little scared when we brought them to the city, like you are. But they can tell you what our home was

to come home with them or talking to the pups, she might still lead them in the right direction. They didn’t think this was the reason

able to find them a place to meet you.” She turned to Mary and crossed her arms over her ch3st. “And I’ll decide after I hear what they

anything less.” Mary praised, nodding

disappear into a hole in the wall – too small for even Jane to squeeze into. They waited with baited breath while the excited girl wound her

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