“What do you mean?” Alpha Colette asked. As this was her palace, she was playing the role of moderator, I saw.“It was only a few decades ago they started wearing those hoods to hide themselves, and not long before that they started to live apart from the rest of society. Oracles and priests used to
Sarah POVThe debate continued for hours, with all of one brief intermission, which I spent going to the human ladies room. I suppose I should have minded there was only one in the whole palace, but at the time I was just relieved I wouldn’t be running into any wolves while I was trying to pee. Meli
Sarah POVDinner continued, and everyone at the table told Grace she had been amazing.“Did Chloe help you pick out that aria?” Melissa asked. “Very well selected.”“Yes,” Chloe said proudly. “And the dress.”“I picked out Chloe’s dress,” Grace said just as proudly.We all expressed our admiration f
Sarah POVBefore I was even done with the sentence, Shota had darted in, taken up the jacket, pants, shirt, cummerbund, and all the rest and walked swiftly back toward me and Matthew. I looked over to the girls, but they were sitting there calmly flanked by our friends.The two alphas bowed to each
Sarah POVEven in Zane’s luxurious Gulfstream G650ER, we were crowded with the twelve members of Operation Lieutenant, Chloe, Grace, Matthew, Orman, Colette’s mate Kanan, Philippe, Jaqueline-call-me-Jackie, a pilot, and three additional security personnel. Fortunately, the siblings were happy to sha
Sarah POVSitting among so many people in a dim cabin, I had hoped to drift off myself. But whenever I got my eyes to close, they opened up again. I wanted to get up and check on Grace and Sarah, but I didn’t want to disturb anyone, especially them.Besides, it was so pleasant to sit here with Zane
SarahIt had taken almost no effort to stand, but it took all my willpower to take a step forward. It wasn’t like moving around on the astral plane in a spirit walk, but more like moving through Jell-O. The air seemed to suck and pull at me, and everything around me was muted and foggy.I managed th
Sarah POVI saw Ted was trying to get the plane’s widescreen TV working and finally got it to come on with an, “Ah ha!”She didn’t need to change the channel. Breaking news showed the airport was filled with emergency vehicles, and the main terminal was surrounded by police cars. As it was about two
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