Chapter 15

Part Two: Heart of the Wolf

I have to talk to her. I know the book she used is the one I need. How can I make her understand its importance? And how did she get it, anyway?

Lia Popescue hitched the strap on her purse higher on her shoulder, shifted the book she was holding to her other hand, and tried to conceal her nervousness. She hadn't known what to expect when she arrived in Calderwood. She just knew not coming here hadn't been an option. The fact that she might finally have a lead to the family treasure she sought, to the traces of her lineage had kept her in a constant state of excitement during the two-day drive. Talking to Jamie Dalton Volka was her top priority. It was the reason why she was here in the first place, here in this town and this bookstore.

Now tThe author sat at a table to one side, in front of a huge display of her book, signing all those books people had purchased.

"If you will all be patient," the woman standing by the author's table said, "Jamie will b