Sarah POV“So, Zane’s told you we’re not going to mate?” Melissa asked me over a Caesar salad and a glass of Chardonnay.I couldn’t help laughing. “You say it like you’re talking about a book you just read.”She shrugged. “I have three other Pack Alphas I’m considering.”“Seriously?”She met my eyes
Ella POVI smiled. People liked it when I smiled.“So, you’re Agent Travis,” I said. “I’ve heard so much about you from Zane.”He smiled back, but I could tell his heart wasn’t in it. He was quite attractive, for a beta, and he smelled newly mated. Zane sat beside him quietly.“And you’re Ella, the
Sarah POVZane had wanted to come with me, but I assured him I would be fine on my own. The Luna Temple had become a familiar place, and besides, he was working with the police on Scott’s murder.I still couldn’t believe it. Scott was just gone. Someone had murdered him.“It makes no sense to kill S
Sarah POVI followed all the Oracles out of the temple and into the living quarters, where I felt a mild case of culture shock, walking so quickly from the white-on-white of the temple into a warm interior of dark, highly polished wood and the aroma of baking bread.For my next shock, the Oracles al
Zane POVIt was odd and unpleasant to spend the evening without Sarah, far more than I would have guessed. The girls ate their dinner mostly in silence, and asked more than once just what their goddess-mother was doing at the temple.I agreed to let them share a bed, and I was prepared to read to th
“I stand corrected.”He chuckled. “Things are excellent, actually. Thank you for asking. We’re more than compatible.”“Good,” I said as warmly as I could, but I felt a cold pang of jealousy. They had met, wanted to mate, and that was that. No great traditions standing in the way, no threats of catas
Sarah POV“If you seek the truth, stop seeking enemies and find the moon,” I and the statue and someone else said, speaking as one.He looked up at the moon. “It’s right there.”“But you are not,” I said, and a great sorrow washed over me even as my heart beat in anticipation. “You must walk with me
I called Zane, and he picked up on the first ring.“Sarah. How are you doing over there?”“I’m good. They’re being very nice, and they’ve told me many things I want to share with you, but not over the phone.”“Are you heading home now?”“Well, they’ve fed me three times now, and I haven’t helped wit