Mag-log inSarah 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
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
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,
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 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







