Compilation Of Short Stories
Without it, power is just chaos.
The next book, a scandalous diary of a 17th-century courtesan sorceress, appeared on his desk. Elara’s annotation underlined a passage describing the use of pleasure as a magical catalyst. Her writing was bolder this time: ‘Chaos has its uses. But I prefer a directed storm. Are you capable of such focus?’
Beneath it, his hand almost trembling with a rush of pure want, he wrote: ‘Demonstrate. My office. Tonight. 8 PM.’