“I’m, well, my name is Zara Sawyer. But the name on my birth certificate was Zara Lucas. I think you’re looking for me. Or you were, when I was a baby,” I said, all in a rush.There was silence on the line for a long moment.Then the woman hissed, “If this is some kind of prank, I will bury you, who
ZaraMy phone rang late in the evening. I was surprised to see Elliot’s number on the screen. I answered it, trying not to get my hopes up that the unscheduled call might mean he’d found something.“Hello?” I said.“Hi, Zara. Is this a good time to talk?” Elliot asked.“I’m not busy at the moment, s
“Do you want to run in that?” I motioned to Sandra’s tight leather armor.“Sure,” Sandra said. “It’s more comfortable and flexible than it looks. It’s well worn in.”“Huh. You don’t see many wolves in leather like that,” I said.“I used to run with a biker gang,” she explained.“A… human biker gang?
ZaraLucian returned the day after the Rogue attack. At first I was relieved. Lucian was generally calmer and easier to predict than his brother. And Kieran had been weird after the Rogue attack.I understood why he ordered me to stay close immediately after the attack. It was only practical. But ev
It didn’t help my resolve to keep my distance when I saw that she wore the choker necklace I’d bought her. I wasn’t sure what message she was trying to send with that, and I didn’t dare ask her. So I tried to ignore both the sight of the ribbon around her throat and the strange feeling of absence ar
KieranI caught myself touching the bare skin of my throat several times during breakfast. Lucian noticed, but I claimed an itchy shirt collar and he rolled his eyes and let it go. Zara didn’t join us for breakfast, so I didn’t have to face her. Unfortunately her absence didn’t erase the feeling of