Sarah POVI wasn’t quite sure what was going on when Zane led me into the rented apartment with his fingers to his lips. I knew the girls were in their bedroom with Dr. Hayes, and I knew Zane had won his challenge fight with Alpha Marin, but after that I was pretty much clueless.I wanted to ask a h
Sarah POVThank the goddess I’d packed a cocktail dress. Well, thank Hans, really, as he was the one who suggested it when he saw all I had packed were some walking-around clothes and business suits. It was the classic little black dress with some sparkle at the shoulder (Chloe’s choice) paired with
“I’ll be fine,” I said. “Take your time.”Cynthia stayed with me with a little roll of her eyes. “Kolya’s never met a Ponzi scheme he didn’t like, I swear.”“Or one that didn’t like him, I’m guessing,” I ventured.She nodded and sipped at what I was pretty sure was a Sea Breeze. “Geoffrey’s always t
Sarah POV“I need your help,” I told Zane in our apartment after I’d put the girls to bed.He looked at me in mild surprise, probably at the strident note in my voice. His tie was hanging around his neck, and he’d taken his jacket and shoes off before sitting beside me on the sofa.“Whatever you nee
Sarah POVThe summit continued in a flurry of panels and meetings for Zane while I watched the girls and attended two more cocktail gatherings. I managed to jazz up my black suit for one of them and then just made a quick shopping trip for a lacy rose thing for the other.And the second-to-last day
Sarah POVI slept badly that night. The girls were tired out from the trip to the arboretum and fell asleep in their bed without even a bedtime reading.After about an hour of lying there, I realized I was missing Zane’s villa and desperately wanted to get home. I was enjoying Los Angeles, but I was
Zane POVMost of my adult life, I’d tried to avoid the wolf-and-pony show that was currently surrounding me.Of course, I’d been to a few even worse than this. As a child, an alpha to a beta and a gamma who’d been part of the “lesser” family tree until they’d birthed an alpha son, I’d been a prize,
This went on for a few minutes, with other instruments joining into the music and the performers going through more elaborate steps, until they all froze a moment, the music paused, and the performers all gestured to the stage, where Rob was standing again, this time wearing an elaborate mask with b
Sarah POVAfter the onsite security personnel and police had come, taken Ella’s body along with our statements, and then left, it was early morning. I worried about the girls, but they were as keyed up as I, and finally we all just piled on Zane’s bed, which was now my bed as well. Zane had his arms
Sarah POVGinnyWolf: Sarah is a MOON WOLF??!! Are you KIDDING ME?WhiteKnuckling: This is a hoax. Total bullshit.PPPPJohnP: I knew it.ShangHairSurprise: Will she be reforming the Luna Temple again?Rosemary&Sage: Hey now, PPPPJohn, THAT’S bullshit.With a laugh, I put the phone in the purse Lainey
Sarah POV“We all fear death,” Zane said.That wasn’t what I meant at all, and I told him so. My dress turned to silver in the moonlight, and I held his warm hands in mine.“If you seek the truth, stop seeking enemies and find the moon,” I and the statue and someone else said, speaking as one.He lo
Zane POVIt was thallium poisoning.“The treatment is proceeding with Prussian blue, which traps thallium to keep it from being further absorbed, as well as activated charcoal and forced diuresis,” the doctor, whose name I learned was Vassles, told me.Sitting by Sarah’s bedside, I was trying hard n
Zane POV“Alpha Zane!”Never, in all the years he had been working for me, had I heard such a sound of panic in Hans’s voice.I looked up and out my window. Hans wasn’t in the house. I saw him frantically waving at me over by the poppy garden almost a mile away.I ran down the stairs and out of the
Sarah POVThe day was lovely—perfect, even. The girls were back in school and making up for lost time, Zane was in his office and waved to me as I walked past the villa, and all the “lieutenants” had gone home.It was odd to look back on the past year. Had there ever been more than a day here and th
Ella POVMy contact at the prison told me Hayes followed his script exactly, and for the moment, I decided to put the wolf out of my mind. Few things had ever worked out as nicely as discovering the good doctor’s gambling addiction, and Hayes had several million reasons to do as he was told.When th
Sarah POVThe second Zane and I were in the car, I raised the partition for some privacy, turned to Zane, and asked the question burning acid in my stomach.“Do you think he actually hurt the girls?”Zane shook his head, but his eyes were haunted. “Not physically, but we’ll have to talk to them, see
“We found your money,” I said.“I thought you would.”We sat another few minutes in silence. “So, who was paying you? Who got you to betray my household?”Hayes smiled to himself.“Something funny?”“Do you think I’m some lackey doing someone’s bidding for a few dollars?” he asked, meeting my gaze n