#CHAPTER 232: Heroes and Lies (New Chapter)

Zane POV In the end, it took the better part of thirty-six hours to get all the hostages out. Five of the terrorists proved they’d rather die than be captured, but we managed to keep them from killing others. We did have several injuries, but when I thought of what might have happened, of the endless news cycle that would have come out of our people mowing down bodies while wolves and humans both died in the melee, I could only be grateful. We landed the plane on the private runway and brought everyone to the villa, Travis, Rucker, I coordinated efforts to secure the airport and handle the press. Sarah slept for almost twenty hours, and I got in a good seven myself. I don’t think Whitfield or Wilson slept at all, spinning the story into a saga of restraint and wisdom that made Sarah and I both seem almost mystical in our actions. I demanded that the others involved got coverage as well, except for the children, of course. When the last hostage was retrieved, the last fake bomb