#CHAPTERS 170: Omens

Sarah POV I was irritated at myself for not making use of the ladies room when I took the girls before. Zane went to get us more drinks, and the girls stayed with him, so I was back to standing in line and trying not to make eye contact. Danielle stood in line behind me, but I knew better than to distract her with conversation. I was actually leaving the facilities and making my way toward the lobby when Alpha Marin was suddenly there in front of me, smiling with pleasure. “Oh, hello again,” I said. “Where’s Malcomb?” “Getting champagne. Actually, I’m so glad to get you alone for a moment, if you don’t mind talking for just a minute?” I actually felt like running for the hills, but I just smiled again. “Of course. Is this about Alpha Zane?” “In a way. In truth, I wanted to talk to you about the opera and Alpha Zane.” “What about them?” “Surely you’ve seen the parallels here between Butterfly and Alpha Benjamin and yourself and Alpha Zane.” So, that’s how we’re playing