POV SarahZane had told Grace and Chloe that after the recital we would go to dinner wherever they liked, confident that, considering the occasion, Chloe would defer to Grace. In any event, after sweeping her up into huge hugs and telling her how incredible she had been, we hustled into the car and
“I’m in this for keeps, Zane, whatever happens.”He covered my hand with his own, and for a long, sweet moment we just sat there and let the world keep its own counsel for a bit.Then the girls returned and made awed noises at the salmon roses.After all that, it was hardly a surprise the girls fell
Zane POVAnd I thought my study couldn’t get more crowded.In addition to the usual suspects of Travis, Rucker, Whitmore, and Wilson, we now had Ted sitting in one corner, typing away but still managing to listen to every word, and Dr. Hayes in the other corner, nodding to himself.Add Sarah and me
Sarah POVDearest Sarah,I wonder if you read these emails. I hope so. I like to think so.I thought of you today when I was in the park. I think I’ve told you before that I love to walk through Woldenburg Park, the one by the mall with all the beautiful trees. I suppose that sounds pretentious, lik
Sarah POVI sat there with my cup of medium roast and felt stupid for four reasons.First, Zane wasn’t happy. I had explained to him more than once how valuable this meeting with Scott might be, but he actually seemed jealous in his response, which I had said was ridiculous, which didn’t go well.Se
POV SarahWe met in Zane’s office, though Dr. Hayes couldn’t make it, and Ambassador Torrin was busy doing something ambassadors did. Claude’s face was alone on his screen.“I looked up the report,” Travis told Zane. “But then, I suppose you recognized the autopsy number.”“I did.” He looked at me.
POV ScottAll in all, the meeting with Sarah went well. I chose my outfit and demeanor well, and she relaxed more than she had planned to. She was obviously shocked at my mention of walking with her to reveal the moon, but I was off with the dead horses—odd, they were always there in the dream, dead
Sarah POVZane warned me about Scott, but I didn’t realize how much he was downplaying his half-brother’s less desirous qualities, to put it mildly. Actually, he gave me the creeps, and I can’t help but think that if I’d been told about Scott, if I’d met him before Zane and I announced our engageme
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