Sarah POVNaturally, it took Dr. Hayes about four minutes to figure out the path to the middle of the hedge maze. He tried to explain the “simple” mathematical formula, and I told him not to ruin it and that, frankly, he was being a kill-joy.Then I laughed at the expression on his face. Zane was ri
Sarah POVBlorp69: Grace, you’re so much prettier than your sister. Make sure people tell you that.JaneSillwell: Charlotte Cho is an alpha? OMG WTF?GinnyWolf: Creepy much? @Blorp69OGDIG: [link] Interview with Sarah Astor’s old neighbor Mrs. Thaller.JohnPPPPP: You been living in a pineapple under
Zane POVI didn’t particularly want to do it, but I read through the comments Travis had sent me a link to.Blorp69: Grace, do you know what destiny is?GinnyWolf: OK, seriously, @Blorp69, you’re disgusting and we’re all tired of it. Stop it now.KinSixy: You re all pretty gross. What kind of fandom
Sarah POVOne of the things raising Chloe had taught me was that just when I was prepared to face a major issue or life event head-on, something small would pop up out of nowhere to leave me scrambling.Chloe and Grace were about to start their level one elementary schooling at Chelsea H. Saradon El
Sarah POVThe girls were due to arrive home about 3:30, so Zane and I made sure to be on the front steps to welcome them when Ollie pulled up. But when he got out, he sent us a look that made me worry. He opened the back door, and out slid Chloe and then Grace with sad smiles and sadder eyes.“What’
“Remember, you’re alphas, and I know that most of your level is betas. The other kids will look to you whether you’re famous or not because they instinctively want you to lead them. Just give them and yourselves some time. I know from personal experience it gets better.”“The other kids stared at yo
Zane POV“Daddy?” Grace asked.“Mommy?” Chloe asked in the same moment.Sarah and I stepped back from each other—well, leapt back more like, but there was no excusing away that we’d been kissing, and really deeply.I raked a hand through my hair, and Sarah looked like she was unconsciously straighte
There was a long minute of silence. “Alpha?”“Yeah, I thought so. Looks like Tellis has been hiding something. Foreman Reynolds just called me, and there’s some sort of riot/protest going on.”“I’ll check it out.”“No. Reynolds is a good man and an excellent beta. If he’s calling me directly, I need
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