Her Bloom Isn’t Red Anymore
Inside were hardcovers and leather - bound journals, their edges yellowed, some with faintly curling pages.
One smelled sharply of cloves and mildew, another had pages stuck together with something she didn’t want to identify. She set them aside, handling each item with a reverent care, cataloging silently, letting the faint mustiness of old paper fill her senses.
From the corner of her eye, Piper — Dominic’s cat, queen of the bookstore, terror of wandering customers — slithered across the counter with deliberate grace and plopped herself right on top of the stack.
Aria only brought her in sometimes, never every day, but whenever Piper was around she acted like the place was hers by right, a
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