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.”

forgive me if l

“l just wanted to

sighs, looking truly forlorn. “For all I

would feel it if he wasn’t.” I assure her, “It’ll be

at me, seeming very vulnerable indeed.

honestly. “l have to hold onto hope… the alternative means losing everyone I love, and I won’t accept

nods, straightening

So what’s the plan?”

is the easy part. We spent all day watching the guards posted at the gates, so 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

that securing it requires too many soldiers to possibly count. Unlike my modest penthouse, where l know every single sentry employed by name, the guards here don’t seem to notice strangers are in their midst. This fact inspires a rush of optimism, if there are too many watchdogs to even know each other, I guarantee Aimon won’t know the men in his employ either. Of course this is also a big problem. It made getting inside easy, but it’s going to make getting back out with Jane, Eric and

will risk exposing us. I wave Linda on behind me, following her trail and trying to figure out how to sneak without looking suspicious. Her scent leads us to the East Wing, and soon Linda and I are huddled outside a door, pretending to stand watch while really eavesdropping on the phone call

when brought him the mother with the pups, and promised a bonus if the scheme successfully puts an end

growl and 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

fetch a high price

be too busy breeding her to let her out of

will do to her. I glance at Linda, 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 way, I’ve

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

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