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
Zane POVI’m no coal mining expert, but it was clear even as we set down that something was very wrong. A thick, dark plume of smoke was coming from one of the many holes in the ground, and I couldn’t help but notice the dozens of dead or dying trees all around us.When the door swung open, I smelle
Sarah POV“We here CBS News have reached out several times to Abrigan Mine’s project manager, Marge Tellis,” the beta female news correspondent told the camera with great earnestness. Behind her rose a thick plume of gray smoke. “But we have yet to hear from her or from anyone in authority at the mi
Sarah POVThere wasn’t any human-grade alcohol in the entire mining compound, so I had mixed mine with water and was sipping slowly. There was no question that Zane, Travis, and I would be drinking that evening.The National Guard troops had set us up with tents, including a double-sized one for Zan