Julie stared at the bottle in her hand, her expression unreadable. Her mind raced, trying to make sense of what was happening.
When she first realized that Cassius had Angel's Tears, she had thought—naively—that perhaps he had been gracious enough to part with a few of the only bottles he had left.
But now?
Now, it was clear—
He had more than she ever imagined.
She was already regretting drinking the first bottle, and now she was holding another one like it was just some cheap remedy handed out in bulk.
Julie wasn't alone in her disbelief.
Aisha, who had been quietly processing, let out a slow, shaky breath, her delicate fingers tightening around the delicate glass.
"No way." Aisha muttered, turning the bottle over as if she expected the answer to be hidden somewhere in the liquid itself. "I can't believe I'm holding this again."
Even Skadi, normally unbothered by details, had stopped wagging her tail.
But before any of them could say anything—
