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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?”

child crinkled her nose as she thought about their request. “What will you give me

before grinning at the little girl. “You’re

one. ought to take you home and throw you right

clearly intended as a threat, the girl

Mary informed her

lifted her chin defiantly. “Fabian looks

he now?” Mary replied, taking over the negotiations while the others looked on in bafflement.

girl insisted, clearly less

you to pay for your safety is no friend” She declared, guessing Fabian’s

She told Ethan. “She won’t run

got the

saying it will be 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 not be leaving you in

you want me to live with you?” The girl stammered, 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 trust anyone who seemed too nice, and Mary had

you like.” Mary

help you find

right thing to do – those pups have parents who love them and want nothing more than to take them home”

that Jane wanted to

never have to come to this place again. We have a llama farm in the hills. It’s nothing but fresh air and sunshine” Mary informed her. “Now are you going to tell us your name, or do we have

not the only reason” The girl objected. “I have a brother. He’s real litle, I

can come too.” Thomas offered

were telling her to believe them,

eyes, and her imagination spun out of control as she contemplated the life this

stayed with us before coming here. They got a little scared when we brought them to the city, like you are. But they can tell you what our home

girl got cold feet before agreeing to come home with them or talking to the pups, she might still lead them in the right direction. They

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 have

less.” Mary praised, nodding

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, she found

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