She sighed and dropped her gazeto the stained and worn carpet, trying to imagine a safe way out of the predicament.She looked to her captor and found ...er spirit buoyed somewhat by his absentexpression. "Why'd you pick us?" she asked. "I dunno," Russ muttered. "It was Hank's idea." Veronica twisted her lips. Maybe it's just a dream ,she thought briefly; but she knew better. OK, it's not a dream, butmaybe it at least isn't a nightmare either. They haven't hurt us yet. Maybethe cops will show up. She was somewhat surprised that when she was almost done, she heard a noise. She found the wolf looking in her front door, again."Come on in, silly. Breakfast is almost finished. I guess the only question for you is: 'cooked or raw?' Which would you prefer?"Linda looked at the wolf to give her the answer.Trap wasn't sure what the female was asking. However, he did walk into the room, and over to where she was standing.Linda watched, waiting, and then chuckled."I guess it doesn't matter, does. I immediately set about doing the work I'd been hired for and a couple of hours later, I was finished. Just as I was going to tell Sue I'd gotten done, she appeared at the back door of the house with a nice frosty glass of lemonade."Oh, you're finished already?" Sue asked with a tone of voice that made me think she was genuinely surprised that I'd finished and was just about to tell her I was leaving. "I made some fresh-squeezed lemonade for us if you'd like to come inside and enjoy a glass. "I'm up here visiting and I have them for the morning, and you?" I'm here for a book signing. I write children's books," she said. “I’m here signing my latest about a kid who takes skating lessons.”Oh My God. A children's book author. Wow. A girl with looks to kill that also likes kids. My mind went blank for a moment as my blood flowed south."Must get a little boring this time of day." That was the best I could do. Jeez, I thought."Oh, you get used to it," she said. "How long are you in.