“ 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 POVI got the girls and the puppy to bed with a puppy monitor they’d bought in case I needed to get up to take her for a walk in the night. I put my foot down that Gilda was not to sleep in their beds, but I got the feeling the solemn nods I got in return weren’t terribly genuine. Oh well, it
Sarah POVIt turned out that I did, indeed, need to get up in the middle of the night to deal with a whimpering puppy, but I didn’t mind too much. She just needed a little walk and was happy to be back in her bed.The next morning, the girls slept in, which I was glad about as I doubted they’d slept