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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?”

their

and Jane shot him an annoyed look before grinning

one. ought to take you home and throw you right in

a threat, the girl looked up at

informed her imperiously.

chin defiantly.

the others looked

teaches us to survive.” The girl

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 at all. She’d

looked beside herself now, and Mary closed in for the girl. “Let her go.” She told Ethan. “She won’t run – not

the child’s attention.

“There will be rules, and chores, I won’t

A few minutes ago the child had been terrified, but Mary clearly had a way with pups, It

you like.” Mary

I help you find

right thing to do – 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 place

heart, that Jane wanted to cry. However a minute later dark clouds came over her

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

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

come too.” Thomas

Her instincts were telling her to believe them, but her head was too full of the

did spark in Jane’s eyes, and her imagination spun out of control as she contemplated the life this innocent pup must have led.

scared when we brought them

or talking to the pups, she might still lead

might be able to find them a place to meet you.” She

wouldn’t expect anything less.”

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

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