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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 will you give me if l

before grinning at the little girl. “You’re a clever one, I’ll give

her, “more like an impertinent one. ought to take you home and

a threat, the girl

her imperiously. “You clearly need some looking after.”

lifted her chin defiantly. “Fabian looks after

while the others looked

survive.” The girl insisted,

Anyone who tells you otherwise or expects you to pay for your safety is no friend” She

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

got the child’s attention.

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

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

like.”

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

is the 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 at my hearth whether you help

for a home with all her heart, that Jane wanted to cry. However a minute

If you come home with us, you’ll never have to come to this place again. We have a llama farm in

girl objected. “I have a brother.

come too.”

is too good to be true. Her instincts were telling her to believe them, but her head was too full of the past to allow herself. “You’ll just hurt us.”

contemplated

scared when we brought them to the city, like you are. But they can tell you

talking to the pups, she might still lead them in the

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 turned to Mary and crossed her arms over her ch3st. “And

anything less.” Mary praised,

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

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