“When can I go home?” I asked. She laughed a little. “When the doctor clears you, but don’t think it’s going to be sooner than a day. We need to keep an eye on you.” Her eyes flickered to the alpha beside her, and I knew I was receiving the best care the hospital had to offer. An unknown but sli
Sarah POV He turned to look at me, each of his hands holding one of the girls’. “I loved the mother of my children,” he said. I smiled, though my eyelids were closing. “Of course you did.” After that, I dozed. Sleeping, my dreams were troubled, and when I was awake my thoughts and feelings w
Zane told me he needed to stay on top of things, patted my hand, and left me with the girls and the bodyguard. The girls and I talked and napped until dinner, when they went home (under protest). I ate surprisingly good food for a hospital and slept until morning, minus the various times people came
Sarah POV “Someone else?” I asked. “This is a murder?” Agent Travis asked at the same time. Zane nodded to both of us. “Could it be someone other than the murderer?” Agent Travis asked. “Perhaps someone else just found the body before us.” “No,” Zane said. He closed his eyes, breathing in
I nodded, thinking I had nothing to offer. The charming man I had met had no relation to this sinister figure Zane was describing, though of course, he would know better than I. Zane looked at me knowingly. Distantly, I heard sirens. “You thought he was nice,” he said drily. I shrugged helplessl
Sarah POV We went through the front door of Zane’s villa in subdued silence, Agent Travis hardly looking up from his phone and the reports he was getting from the police. Hans met us, took our coats, and said the girls were at art class. I noticed he looked at me somewhat intensely, then nodded
Hans put the water pitcher on the sideboard. “If I may, sir.” “Yes, Hans?” Zane asked. “Misses Grace and Chloe will be returning shortly and will doubtlessly want to see you.” He looked pointedly at the papers on the table. “Of course. Thank you, Hans.” Zane turned to Travis, who began to put
Zane POV I confess it was a relief to leave the first round of interviewing tutors for the girls to Sarah. As an alpha, I would command the applicants’ respect, obviously, but they would be too interested in trying to impress me and too eager to agree with whatever I said. They would see Sarah as