MELANIE
"Yes. Thanks."
The waitress offered her another smile and left. Melanie returned to the words that she knew so well, and couldn't wait to read again.
***Wizard's Heart***
100 Years Later
Old Mreben
"You bastard!" Gennie Mardell aimed her fist at the belly of her lyin', thievin' lover.
Caplan laughed as he knocked aside her hand. "We're treasure hunters, darling. Only this time, the treasure was in our midst. Your value to the people of Old Mreben should please you."
Laughter from her former compatriots rumbled through the dark, small room. Grec pinned her arms behind her back and wound rope around her wrists. She glared at Caplan as his right-hand man made damned sure the knots were tight.
After traveling and camping their way to the Barrens, a real bed in a real inn had been temptation itself. She hadn't questioned Caplan's decision to spend precious funds on the accommodations. No, she thought he wanted to make love to her on soft bedding.
