“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 POVZane and I went into the larger bedroom to tuck in the girls. Instead of their pajamas, however, they were wearing each other’s dresses. Grace was sitting on the floor looking up at Chloe who was standing on one of the beds and, I realized, imitating people from the party.“Well, I couldn’
Sarah POVI answered the phone. “Hello?”“Sarah Astor?” asked a somewhat husky voice that could be male or female but I assumed was a werewolf. There was just something imperious in the tone.“Yes. Who is this?”“Alpha Zane needs you to join him at the VIP after-party. It’s on the top floor of the c
Sarah POVI closed my eyes for a moment, just telling myself not to panic, then I walked to the door to be certain it was locked. It was, firmly.I turned back to the people in the room. Instantly, I started recognizing them from the auction. There was the woman who held the canary in a cage. There