Shea: The Last Hope by Jana Leigh Page B

hadn’t been able to come and visit as often as she liked. She received updates from Sarah and Judy now on a daily basis, and was happy with the changes the girls had made in the store. Sales had been excellent.
    "We are here!” Cami crooned and waited impatiently for the Enforcers, who were assigned to them get out and checked everything over. The other women laughed. It gave them a good reason to dress up. Even Cloe had worn something that looked a little dressy. The black stretchy pregnant pants and black sparkly tank top had been as far as she would go.
    The Enforcers finally opened the door for them to get out and Cami clapped. "Go, go."
    Sarah and Judy were at the door, and they held it open for the women to go in. Cami grabbed the girls and hugged them before proceeding. The bookstore was arranged to hold the large crowd they expected today, chairs and a table of food adorned the north wall, and then the author table was set up on the south wall. There were stacks of books already on the table. Cami waved to some of the wolves she knew and then grabbed Tripp's mom and pulled her along with them as they walked around the store.
    Cami smiled and pointed to her friends to the table. They chatted excitedly while the bookstore began to fill up. They all looked around expectantly when Judy raised her hand.
    "I would like to thank all of you for coming to the signing today. We are lucky to have a bestselling author in our midst. She will be here for the next two hours signing books and answering questions, so without further ado, Shea Channing." Everyone clapped and watched as the tiny woman walked out of the back office. Cami grinned when she saw that her picture on the back cover of her book did not do her justice. Her long, curly, red hair and flashy green eyes fitted her ivory skin perfectly. She could only be five feet tall, and she was so thin that Cami was sure she had to dress in children’s clothes. Not that she looked like it. No, she was wearing a pretty green outfit that matched her coloring perfectly.
    Shea raised her hand and smiled. When she spoke, her voice seemed to float around the room. “Thank you so much for coming. And to Cami, the store owner, thank you for the invite.”
    Cami smiled and waved. She felt someone brush up against her arm, and she looked to see it was Kira, and she was grinning like a mad woman. It wasn’t usual for the woman to wear such a happy expression. They teased her about it being a result of her gifts.
    Having all those strange visions, especially the ones of late, anyone would be serious.
    Cami put her arm around her pregnant friend. "So exciting,” she whispered.
    "More than you know,” Kira whispered urgently and Cami stopped what she was doing and looked at her friend.
    "What?"
    "She is the last Chosen; I can see her aura," Kira whispered.
    Cami gasped loud enough that the rest of the women who were getting ready to go and get their books stopped and turned to rush toward Cami and Kira.
    "What's wrong?” Cloe said firmly, going into her Enforcer mode. She raised her hands and snapped her fingers to the men who were standing at the door.
    They came to them instantly and stood around them, making a barrier between them and anyone who would try to hurt them.
    Cami laughed. "I think we're okay. But we'll need to make a phone call in a while."
    Cloe and the rest of them looked at her in curiously. She wanted to shout it from the roof tops but there were humans still here. "Ladies, I think we should take this into the back for now.” Cami then turned to Judy. "Judy, would you please let the author know that we will be waiting in the back for her when she is done."
    Judy nodded and then frowned. Cami and her friends had been so excited about Shea Channing coming to the store, and they were going to go into the back without getting a book?
    Cami led the way to the large back storeroom. She had made sure there were couches and a place to hang out for authors and workers. Once