Zane POV“Alpha Zane,” I heard Ollie say behind me.I swung around from my glaring at the temple hedge and saw Ollie standing there. At his side was Melissa, and at her sides were Chloe and Grace. They all looked a mix of concerned and terrified.I turned to the person who didn’t seem to belong to t
They clung to me and cried. I was dimly aware that Melissa stepped back with a whooshed breath of relief and that Ollie handed her something.My ears were suddenly full of noise. I heard birds and distant traffic. I heard Ollie laughing the sort of laugh that only comes with the deep alleviation of
Zane POVWhile Sarah slept, almost in a coma, in her room and Dr. Ibsen (no relation) tended to her, I kept out of the way in my study. At Whitfield’s advice—well, insistence, I was checking social media.Time4me2fly: The temples been closed for 3 days now. Whats going on?Satples: You make me live,
Zane POVSarah woke up late in the afternoon. Dr. Ibsen called me on my phone, and I was down in the hall in seconds. The girls walked in not far behind me, following instinct or the sounds of my jogging.The doctor had propped her up on pillows, and at the sight of me she raised up her arms. I was
Sarah POVIt was incredibly good to be home. I got up and helped the girls get dressed, even though they didn’t really need that sort of help anymore. Then I made waffles for breakfast with fruit and coffee, for me, and milk for them.After Ollie had taken them to school, I walked through the hedge
“So, the Luna Temple is a bunch of power-hungry freaks?” she finally asked.“No, I don’t think so. I think Janine and a few others saw whatever it is they think I offer and just went a little nuts.”“A little?”“OK, a lot. A lot nuts.”Melissa nodded, and then our eyes met, and we started screaming
Sarah POVTo my surprise, Zane wanted to come with me to the airport to pick up Matthew Kro, the representative from Omega, Inc., who had finally given us his name, or at least a name we could call him. The girls were in school, or they would have wanted to come along too.We were having Matthew sta
Sarah POV“Ten minutes, everyone,” our camera operator called out.The kitchen had been put into its usual on-screen order, Melissa was looking over the notes on her phone, Lainey and Whitfield were sitting out of the way, and I was talking quietly to Matthew about the topics we wanted to cover. Zan