“I’m coming on too strong,” Scott said, looking contrite.“A bit.”“My apologies. But I have to confess, you just make me forget myself.”Yeah, blame me, I thought. At least he wasn’t trying to spin me again.“Let me make you a different kind of offer,” he said next, turning us again to steer us awa
Sarah POV“Zane, you’re hurting me.”Zane instantly let go of my wrist, which wasn’t damaged, just a little sore, so when he apologized I told him it was fine.“But may I ask just what is between you and Scott?”“Old business.”Well, that wasn’t helpful. I looked around at the party, checking that C
Sarah POVI found Zane walking towards his daughters in the play area, and, grateful for the warning, I joined him to walk into what was quickly becoming a scene.The foam tower had been knocked down, and Chloe was standing protectively between Grace and three older children. One of them, a boy arou
“That was lovely,” the woman with the peacock mask said, smiling down at the three of us.“Thank you,” I said. “And please tell me your name. I’m afraid I’ve been calling you Mrs. Peacock in my head.”She laughed. “It’s Joyce Lockwind, my dear. But I think I like Mrs. Peacock better.”The conversati
Sarah POVThe dancer, breathing heavily, brought her hand down. One of the knife throwers came over with a towel and wrapped it around the wound.“And a blood sacrifice gives final praise to the gods!” Rob roared, smiling as if to indicate it was all part of an act, and the applause was instantaneou
Sarah POV Ever since I adopted my daughter, I've been in a non-stop battle, constantly updating my adoption papers to prove I can offer a stable upbringing. Here's the kicker: I'm a human living in a werewolf society, a young, single mother. And my daughter? She's a werewolf cub. After years of
Sarah POV My mouth fell open as I stared into Chloe’s excited silver-blue eyes. Then I looked back at the TV screen to see the same color in Mr. Cavendish’s eyes. Their shape was somewhat similar as well, which was perhaps why my daughter thought he was her father. Those werewolf mothers had a lot
Zane POV I confess I rarely have time for humans, though I wish them no ill will, but the need to protect Ella’s maid from what were obviously false accusations propelled me into the kitchen. Standing beside her, I could easily smell her fear and the cleaning solutions she had been using, even a wh