BOUND TO THE MOONCREST ALPHA
I asked, keeping my voice low and dark.
She nodded slowly, her tentative fingers reaching out to take the book back. I let her, releasing her waist just enough to let her turn the heavy parchment pages. She flipped through several chapters until she reached a highlighted section near the back, pointing a slender finger at a crude hand-drawn illustration before thrusting the book up toward my face.
I tilted my head, scanning through the dense, archaic lines of text.
blue Lotus.
Ancient Lycan potion.