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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

growled again, and Jane shot him an annoyed look before grinning at the little girl. “You’re a clever one,

Mary scoffed beside her, “more like an impertinent one. ought to take you home and throw you

her words were clearly intended as a threat, the girl

Mary informed her

chin defiantly. “Fabian

over the negotiations while the others

to survive.” The girl insisted,

meant to survive on their own.” 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

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

got the

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 these conditions

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 the

like.” Mary

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

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

that Jane wanted to cry. However

in this town. If you come home with us, you’ll never have to come to this place again. We have a llama farm in the hills. It’s nothing but

only reason” The girl objected. “I have a brother. He’s real

come too.” Thomas

them, but her head was too full

contemplated the life this innocent pup

a little scared when we brought them to the city, like

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 still lead them in the right direction. They didn’t think this was the

name’s Sophie” The munchkin offered shyly. “I can’t take you to your pups, but I might be able to find them a place to meet you.” She

wouldn’t expect anything less.”

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

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