LOGINSarah 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
I kind of agreed, but I made sure my face looked excited and engaged.“Just another orphanage?” she asked, striking the perfect note of astonishment. “We’re talking about children, pups and kids, who have no one else in their lives, no one, not an aunt or a cousin or even a family friend, who wants
Sarah POVI opened the earliest of Olivia’s journals, back when she was a teenager. I knew I wanted to hear about insecurities, but I didn’t care about my motives. Zane had given these to me to read, and I intended to read them all.I can’t believe how fun the moon hunt was, even thought I didn’t re
Sarah POVI lasted about an hour in bed before I couldn’t deal with it anymore. I kept seeing that perfect face, voice, and demeanor over and over like a video loop, and enough was enough.I pulled out my phone. There was a photo of Thibodaux, looking lovely in a black cocktail dress, on my feed.Do
Sarah POV“She’s perfect,” I said. “Pretending she’s not perfect isn’t going to get us anywhere.”“She’s perfect from a distance,” Lainey said, sitting in my new office. She looked around. “This is very nice.”“Thank you,” I said.In fact, I was thrilled with the room. I had a lovely art deco desk w







