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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?”

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

annoyed look before grinning at the little girl. “You’re

like an impertinent one. ought to

the girl looked up at her curiously. “Why

Mary informed her imperiously. “You clearly need some

lifted her chin defiantly. “Fabian looks after

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

survive.” The girl insisted, clearly less certain

pay for your safety is no friend” She declared, guessing Fabian’s arrangement with no trouble at all. She’d seen enough of the gangs over the years to

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

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 these conditions young

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 the kind of maternal authority which made it clear she would take care of you

you like.”

I help you find

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

child looked so 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 her young face. “l

again. We have a llama

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

too.” Thomas offered

true. Her instincts were telling her to believe them, but her head was too full of the past to allow herself.

as she contemplated the life this innocent pup must have led. “”I ve never hurt a

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

the girl got cold feet before agreeing to come home with them or talking to the

be able to find them a place to meet you.” She turned to Mary and

wouldn’t expect anything less.” Mary

expectant adults watched Sophie 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 way through the maze of defunct sewers, disappearing deeper into the bowels of the city and praying that Fabian was no longer

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