All Chapters of Wolf Tales: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

"Only one piece each," Jamie cautioned, grinning as the Ninja warriors in front of her helped themselves from the bowl she held. "And don't eat them all at once," she called after them as they ran laughing down the walk.Jamie.The sound of her name startled her so she almost dropped the bowl. She looked to either side but outside the small halo of her porch light the night was now thickly dark. Jamie.There it was again. Only it didn't seem to come from anyplace around her. Instead, it echoed only in her head. Her stomach knotted in fear yet she was rooted to the porch, unable to move as if waiting for something.Jamie. Don't scream. It's me, Mike. Concentrate and answer me.Good lord. She could hear him inside her head. She gripped the bowl so tight her fingers ached. She had read about this in the book. Shifters had the ability to communicate telepathically with each other. And if the man or woman they mated with was human, they awoke the same ability in them. Mated. The word

She was so wet he easily slid two fingers inside her, curling them so he scraped against her sweet spot. One rub, two, and without warning an orgasm ripped through her. Mike bent to take a nipple into his mouth while she convulsed around his fingers, squeezing his hand with her thighs. When the spasms finally abated, softening to slight tremors, he slipped his fingers from her wet grasp and very deliberately lifted them to his mouth and licked them clean. The sight was so completely erotic it set tiny convulsions rippling through her again. She barely caught her breath before he turned her over and pulled her to her hands and knees. The touch of his tongue on her ass set off more quivers, long wet strokes that drew circles over and over. When he stopped suddenly she cried out in protest but he answered with tiny nips on the rounded globes. Then he reached for the throw pillows on the couch and piled them beneath her."For support," he told her. "Close your eyes and feel. Enjoy."

Ever since she'd seen the news about the release of Wolf in her New Reviews magazine, she'd had a feeling in her gut this was where she needed to look. Jamie had credited a lot of her information to a book titled Legends of the Werewolf. Lia had read and reread the notes her great-grandmother had handed to her in those last sad moments. Notes that told about generations past that came here from Romania and grew the pack. This had to be the book. Legends of the Werewolf. Surely there couldn't be two books with the exact same title.How many times she'd been told that the legendary book had disappeared some generations back. That book - or the book, as they always emphasized it - was rumored to hold all the details of their pack history, all the genealogy charts of the genealogy and history of her pack. She was well aware it had been lost for years until hints of its reappearance popped up. It was all too much of a coincidence - the mention of this town, Calderwood, and the presence of

Lia closed the book she was scanning and pulled another one from the big pile n the table. She'd gathered several volumes from the research section and carried them to a table in the main area of the library. If she sat there, she could watch for Jamie Volka whenever she came into the general area plus establish her presence as a diligent researcher. Maybe Jamie would come over and question her about the books she was studying and they could open a conversation that way.After two days, she'd discovered what a busy place the library in Calderwood was. Between reading hour for the toddlers, book clubs looking for new titles, people of all types looking for reference manuals, and the general population checking out books to borrow, people were always coming and going. A good thing because that way she didn't stand out too much.She hoped.And she loved the place. It had all the library smells that tickled her senses - wood gleaming with lemon polish, the richness of leather bindings,

"Of course." He narrowed his eyes slightly. "Jamie tells me you were at her book signing on Saturday. That you asked her to lunch."Lia's pulse trip-hammered. Thank god for her wolf senses that stomped on the apprehension swirling through her. If only she could do the same for these other feelings that slammed her. How could it be possible the man she was so instantly linked to could be here to cause her trouble? She folded her hands in front of her and leaned forward slightly."I wasn't aware that inviting someone to share a meal was a crime. Or that sitting here doing research was a problem." She lifted one hand and waved in the general direction of the rest of the main area. "Other people spend time in libraries without getting hassled by the police, I'm sure." She waved at her stack of books. "Like I said, I'm only doing some research. Period.""Jamie indicated she'd feel more comfortable if I chatted with you a little. We don't get many strangers hanging around in our library."