MasukSarah 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
“Not having to worry so much about Chloe,” I said. “To know she has a proper future with her family.”Luna Amelie looked slightly amused, but she dropped my hands, and the room went back to normal. I felt slightly dizzy, and Dr. Hayes cupped my elbow.“Are you all right?” he asked.“She’s fine.” She
Zane POV“Soon, I’ll be able to prove my devotion to you.”“Please don’t.”The recording replayed the noises of going into my purse, and I turned it off. Zane sat for a moment, thinking.“I particularly liked the part where you called him a psychopath,” he said finally.“I thought you might.” I was
Sarah POVWith Zane at the temple and the girls at their riding lessons, I felt a little uplift of freedom and refused to feel guilty about it.Well, not too guilty, anyway.Every parent has felt that sense of freedom when the kids and spouse (boss) are busy and they have a few hours to themselves.
TV Audience POV[Music plays and the opening credits roll]Announcer: Welcome, everyone, to Darleen’s Den! The show that asks real questions about real people. Join Darleen and her guests, Alpha Zane Cavendish and his children’s goddess-mother, Sarah Astor! Plus, Darleen will be sitting down with Em







