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
“We have several active shafts, but they’re just chasing the last of the seams. About two-thirds of the mine has been abandoned, filled up with water, mostly.”“I don’t need any names, but can you tell me what happened with Shaft #18A?”“It was a death trap, but they wouldn’t let us abandon it. Said
Sarah POVThe next few days were a rush of setting up housing and medical centers, offering proper food services, and finding personnel for everything from a decent educational system to setting up a real police force. We couldn’t undo generations of abuse and corruption in less than a week, but we
Zane POVContrary to popular belief, alphas rarely strut. For evidence, I would point to parents’ night at their children’s school, where every parent, no matter what their social rank, was doing their best not to strut or peacock or preen. It was difficult, I admit, but we were all resisting at bes