Page 78 of Lord of Fortune
“Did you get the book?” A bead of anticipation worked its way up Penn’s spine. To have the book…
Her brow creased. “No.”
His anticipation crumbled away like a dried-up biscuit. “The heart?”
“I still have it.” She pulled it from her coat and winced as she transferred it to his palm. “We dropped it.”
He looked at the two pieces and felt only a mild disappointment. “Good thing it’s not the real one.”
Her lips curled into a faint smile. “I thought you might say that.”
“Who wrote the note?” Penn asked, already thinking how he might find the villain and ensure he never bothered Amelia again. In fact, why had this person sentherthe note? They’d clearly known she—along with him—was in possession of the heart, which meant they’d been followed from Oxford.
Amelia exchanged a quick look with Gideon. Something was off…
Gideon stood and stepped toward Penn. “Real heart or not, that stone is more than what you thought.”
Penn looked down at the two pieces and moved his fingers, turning the stone in his palm. He lifted his gaze to Gideon and then Amelia. “What do you mean?”
It was Amelia who answered. “Apparently, it’s a key.”
