Wheeling Gull Isle glory

cameo!

a dark creature. another woman?
ever since she had begun thinking of bartholomew in more fallible terms, heda had grappled with several things. her admiration for him had not ended, nor had her interest in the stories he told. she continued to think highly of him. that her opinion was unchanged surprised heda.
but if that was the case, why did she still feel so frustrated when she thought of him as a father?
the young wolf had drifted forward at his call. it was not so graceful. they were down by the beach, he and this unknown figure. heda halted in the lavender field.