Sarah POV I just froze. After all that I had seen that night, nothing compared to the knowledge that Grace and Chloe were not in their room. I just stood there, and there was nothing in the rooms and nothing in my mind. Nothing.“They weren’t scared when they left here,” Zane said, and his voice br
Sarah POVI was told the story later by two highly precocious werewolf little girls who probably didn’t understand some of the words they said, so I confess I have filtered and toned down some of their report to Agent Travis. Nevertheless, the main events of what they say they did obviously happened
“ I heard them say, ‘Hide the chips,’ a lot,” Chloe said. “I heard that real lot. Also, a lot of people were saying the police were going to get there, and Alpha Zane would show his fucking—Oh, I’m sorry.” Chloe shrank in on herself.“It’s OK,” I said. “You’re reporting what people said because we a
Sarah POVThere was no question of finding anyone soon, however. We had to deal with the slaves first and foremost. I saw the girls bundled into the car and sent back to the villa. Dr Hayes agreed on the phone to be there and see to their sleep schedule.There were so many people to be arrested and/
Sarah POVIt was still quite early in the morning. Police cars and ambulances were everywhere. I saw some tech-oriented vehicles too. Oddly, there was no sign of the press.I should have sat up right away and removed myself from Zane, but I was still emotionally exhausted, and his arms were comforti
“You think you’re going to keep this out of the news?” I asked in plain disbelief.He shrugged. “We’re going to give it a damn good try.” He opened the door to the suite. “I’ll be out here while you change and shower, and they’re sending up coffee.”“Thank you, Travis,” Zane said with open gratitude
Sarah POVThe authorities wanted to have Zane and me on the crime scene for several more hours. I realized Zane was right and they were trying to be courteous in not dragging us down to the station, but I hated being in the building, and I deeply wanted to go home to my girls.In the end, I relayed
“Don’t hold that against Gilda,” he said quietly.“I don’t.”The doorbell rang, and soon Hans was ushering Daryns and Travis into the room. Zane excused himself and went into his study with Travis, and Daryns sat with me on the sofa to explain she wanted to talk to me and the girls.We ended up with
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