The Luna and her Quadruplet Pups by Jane Above Story

Chapter 151

Ethan

I only stop long enough to tie up the guards I fought, swipe their uniforms and pick up Linda. I can’t stop picturing Jane being loaded into the back of that van, the ruthless way Anita fought her, the frightened cries of my pups. The images play over and over again in my mind, driving me half mad with fear, fury and self-loathing.

I’m so angry with myself for letting Jane come along on this trip. This is precisely why I shouldn’t have given in to my wolf. I never should have split us up either, but I didn’t know what else to do given the gate situation. Goddess, I hope she’s alright. I’ll do anything, give anything, for her and the pups to be home safe again.

As usual my prayers are met only with silence, but I can only hope the Goddess is too busy looking after my family to respond at the moment. I don’t know how l’m going to get them back: I have no idea where they’re being kept in the palace, but for once I might actually be able to track them in this rain-soaked kingdom.

“I can’t believe this.” Linda is muttering next to me.

“What are we going to do?”

“We’re going to keep our wits about us.” l answer tersely, passing her one of the uniforms. “It’s a good thing we had these disguises, Simon doesn’t allow she-wolves to work as guards.”

“Bigot.” Linda grumbles, pulling on the livery. “How Eric turned out so well when that monster raised him,

I’ll never know.”

I have plenty of thoughts about this, but I wisely keep them to myself. However her words do remind me of our second objective, and l try to make my tone gentle as I say, “We’ll try to find him while we’re inside, but l hope you’ll forgive me for insisting Jane and the pups have to come first.”

I hope you’ll forgive me if l don’t jump for joy over the idea

profess, “l just wanted to make sure we’re

okay.” She sighs, looking truly forlorn. “For all

if he wasn’t.” I assure her,

can you be so sure of that?” Linda blinks up at me, seeming very vulnerable indeed. “How do you hold onto hope so tightly? Doesn’t it ever seem

honestly. “l have to hold onto hope… the alternative

nods, straightening

So what’s the plan?”

we know their schedules and routines, we know how they screen visitors and interact with one another. When their shift changes for the evening, we slip into the employee entrance, walking in as if we belong. The chaos of this afternoon has died down now, and even though the palace is still on high alert,

midst. This fact inspires a rush of optimism, if there are too many watchdogs to even

and my wolf immediately demands to be let out so he can find and destroy her. I’m sorely tempted to let him, but I know attacking the trafficker will risk exposing us. I wave Linda on behind me, following her trail and trying to figure

Anita is saying, “He actually tripled my reward when brought him the mother with

give myself away. Linda is looking at me with genuine worry, but Anita is still talking. “I’m tempted to ask him to let me take the pups when he’s done with them. He only needs them to lure Ethan, and after

kids could fetch a high price

the person on the other end of the phone says something, then Anita scoffs, “No, the omega b***h couldn’t even beat me with the element of surprise, and the King is going to be too busy breeding her to let her out of his sight. I guess he’d rather start all over again than rely on his failure of a son. He hasn’t

and see her looking equally shocked. I don’t know if it’s for the same reason, or because we now know what has become of Eric. Either

to stay close, and push my way inside the room. Anita is facing away from the door, and she doesn’t sense my presence until it’s too late. I pounce on her from behind, not feeling a single shred of guilt for the unfair tactic. Linda snatches up Anita’s cell phone when it clatters to the floor, hitting the red ‘end” button on the call as I slam my hand over Anita’s mouth before she can make

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