#CHAPTER 61: Unnatural Selection

Sarah POV I closed my eyes for a moment, just telling myself not to panic, then I walked to the door to be certain it was locked. It was, firmly. I turned back to the people in the room. Instantly, I started recognizing them from the auction. There was the woman who held the canary in a cage. There was the boy who held the guinea pig. There was the little human girl who’d brought our golden retriever puppy. Oh, goddess. This was the real auction: not for the objects, but for the humans holding them up. No wonder half of them had looked terrified. I opened my mouth, but what the hell was I supposed to say? “Hello,” I tried, then winced. “I’m Sarah Astor, goddess-mother to the children of the Alpha Zane Cavendish.” They all just kept staring at me. The scent of fear blocked my throat and made my tongue roll back in my mouth. “Look, we have to get you people out of here. I don’t know what the werewolves told you, but this is totally illegal.” It was also horrific, but I do