#CHAPTER 20: The Tall Man

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 were in turmoil. I was happy to be part of Zane’s family. Of course I was. And being next to Chloe and dear Grace was a miracle. But Scott had been unkind in his teasing. Zane and I could never be together, and he knew it. An alpha werewolf would never fall in love with a human, and even if they did, the pack would never accept it. To try to be with Zane would be a cruelty to them all, and to myself. After lunch, the girls returned. Chloe hopped up on the bed with Grace quickly behind her. I watched as a new bodyguard came in with them and stood quietly in the corner. “Daddy’s getting an artist for you,” Chloe said. “Are they going to paint your picture?” “It’s a sketch artist, sweeti