Cookie Run Kingdom Herb X Sparkling Novels & Stories

The world was my playground, and I was the king. I turned my attention to the Hypnotic Perfume, examining the small, elegant bottle in my hand. The liquid inside shimmered enticingly, promising to enhance my powers even further. I noticed a small inscription on the bottle: "Refillable. $100,000 per refill. Each refill provides 10 sprays."

Suddenly, it glowed again and Loki could have sworn she heard something in her head when it glowed. Shocked and confused, she instantly drops it on the dresser and it stopped glowing. She breathed in and out to steady her self then reached out to touch it again. She wanted to confirm she wasn't imagining things and slowly going crazy too. But just before she touched it again, another wave of nausea hit her and she hurriedly ran into the restroom again. The urge to throw up was so intense that Loki hadn't had time to raise and hold her hair from off her face before she began gagging into the toilet bowl.

"I’m not sure where their corporate offices are, but they have a manufacturing facility in West Rutberg. Why do you ask?" Kathrine hesitated, her gaze dropping to her knees. "I’m trying to do some research... into artificial sweeteners. They make Quantum Excell, right? It’s supposed to be like a magic sweetener that also makes you lose weight?" "Yeah," I said, moving to her toes. "We carry one of their products at the gym. It’s called Excellent—a protein powder drink mix that’s supposed to help build muscle and shred fat at the same time. I’m not sure if it lives up to the hype, though."

Or maybe he had more to hide than I did. I handed the bottle back to him without meeting his eyes, but the Goddess had other plans for us. My fingers brushed his as he collected the bottle, and I felt a spark of desire move through my body from that single point of contact. Right there and then, I wanted nothing more than to turn around on the horse and mark him as my mate.

He turns back to her but she’s walking down the bar to a cupboard under the back bar and starts going through some bottles kept down there. She pulls out an old dusty bottle, takes it to the sink and rinses off the layer of dust before returning to them with the bottle and two glasses. She pours them two generous glasses and gestures at them as Molly walks away down to the other end of the bar. Kai takes a sip of the liquor, a spiced alcoholic beverage made by infusing a mixture of rum, red wine, and honey with tree bark and herbs. Ash follows suit and groans as he swallows, it’s even better than the stuff they import.

Hendrick shakes his head, closing his hands into fists, “No, not you. I smell Artemisia absinthium.” Leaning in, he sniffs at the liquid again, my small brain cells running around hastily to free the books filled with my Latin knowledge from the dust. “Erm…” I stand there lost while I can observe Lisa going paler and paler. “I also smell rue and salvia. It’s quite the herbal mixture, seeing that Missy likes it sweet and fruity, isn’t it?” Hendrick tilts his head at Lisa, and she gulps visibly. “I- I did put in a bit of sweet,” she suddenly admits having prepared it, maybe because Hendrick’s hypnotic powers are taking their toll on her.

I tell the old former King, my eyes concentrating on the room, still looking for what I needed. “Take whatever you need. I will leave you to it.” Hunji's father tells me before departing the storeroom and leaving me to my own devices. Aimlessly, but purposefully I wander around the room. My lips begin a slow upturn as I spy what I need. “Black haw, false unicorn root, cramp bark, and wild yam root,” I say to myself picking up each ingredient.

Levante opened the last drawer of the refrigerator, exposing a variety of desserts and candies there, along with some healing potions and the potions made of Whisper Moss, Moon Tears, and Sun-Drop Lily. "Here!" He held out a candy. "It has the right amount of sugar. It will—" "What are these?" I asked, my voice cracking. He looked at the drawer and then at me. "Oh, these are all customized for your health. Your healer suggested the right amount of sugar to avoid the side effects. Oh, the sugar is made from Moon Bloom. So, it has none of the side effects of regular cane sugar—" I stood there as he explained everything as though it was normal. Even when he was explaining everything properly, h

I trailed off when I saw her preparing to stand, a gesture that she would leave, and I choked on the words at the tip of my tongue. “Forget it, continue.” I mumbled in a low voice, before glaring at the old man, who was busy laughing secretly. He even dared to ignore me, before turning to face Exalia, “My Lady is such an interesting person.” He pointed out, and Exalia gave a bashful smile. “My name is Exalia.” She corrected in a soft voice, and the old man nodded slightly. “This is a willow bark extract, to relieve pain.” “Those are cough remedies, made from the extract of licorice roots.”