“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
Zane’s expression turned sour.“I don’t mind,” I said. “I’m not exactly a fan of Scott myself and would like to see him answer for what he did.”Travis shook his head. “That’s another thing.”Zane and I looked at him.“There is still no evidence that Scott was involved in any way other than making a
Sarah POVI had never been what one would call “well traveled,” but I had been to a few besides my own and just recently been in Alpha Carlos Diaz’s territory, which included Los Angeles. However, nothing had prepared me for Alpha Malo’s idea of what a territory should be.First, we landed in what T
Malo wasn’t actually sitting on his throne as we entered, but he stood there before the raised platform wearing tuxedo pants, a bright red Hawaiian shirt, and an air of impatience, as though he had so many more important things to be doing.“Thank you for meeting with us, Alpha Malo,” Zane said.“It
Zane POVOn the plane home, I was deeply regretting not having listened to Travis more attentively.We had found Scott just where Alpha Malo had said he would be, at the hunting lodge about twenty miles from the summer palace. Scott had been reading something on his phone and sipping Scotch as I bur
Sarah POVZane asked me to sit in on a PR strategy meeting with Tony Whitfield, so I ended up watching attentively in the study as they discussed how best to handle the fallout from the busted slavery ring. Right away, I could see Zane’s primary interest was making sure the ring was completely destr