Compilation Of Short Stories
A mistake, she would later think, but in that moment, it felt like an invitation.
The moment her finger completed the circuit of the strange symbol, the book flew from her hands, not falling, but hovering in the air before her. It snapped open, pages whipping in a silent, furious storm. Then, from the center of the vortex, smoke began to pour forth, not grey, but deep, bruised purple. It coalesced, thickened, and took shape.