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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?”

crinkled her nose as she thought about their request. “What

shot him an annoyed look before grinning at the little girl. “You’re a clever one, I’ll give you

like an impertinent one. ought to take you home and

girl looked up at

in a right state.” Mary informed her imperiously. “You clearly need

girl lifted her chin defiantly. “Fabian looks

negotiations while the others looked on in bafflement. “He

us to survive.” The girl insisted, clearly less

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 no trouble

beside herself now, and Mary closed in for the girl. “Let her go.” She told Ethan. “She won’t run – not if she wants a hot meal

the child’s

be all flowers and sunshine” Mary informed her shrewdly. “There will be rules, and chores, I won’t

her eyes going wide as dinner plates. Ethan and Jane were watching with avid interest. A few minutes ago the child had been terrified, but Mary clearly had a way with pups, It was probably how she’d wrangled their own babies out of the jungle. They knew not to

you like.” Mary

only if I help you find the pups… right?”

love them and want nothing more than to take them home” Mary explained, gesturing to Ethan and Jane, ” but you’ll have a place

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

have to come to this place again. We have a llama farm in the hills. It’s

reason” The girl objected. “I have a brother.

too.” Thomas

to believe them, but her head was too full of the past to allow herself.

contemplated the life this

quadruplets –they stayed with us before coming here. They got a little scared when we brought

had to appreciate the elder woman’s cunning. Even if the girl got cold feet before agreeing to come home with them or talking to the pups, she might

pups, but I might be able to find them a place to meet you.” She turned to Mary and crossed her

anything less.”

into. They waited with baited breath while the excited girl wound her way through the maze of defunct sewers, disappearing deeper into the bowels of the city and praying that Fabian was no longer guarding the pups. Luckily,

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