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
Zane scowled a little and then turned to me. “What do you think?”“Darleen’s great,” I hedged. “I watch her when I’ve got a free afternoon.”Tony nodded eagerly. “Great, that’s settled. I’ll reach out to her people. I’m sure we won’t have any trouble getting you two booked.”Zane nodded, though he d
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