The Heartless Alpha’s Beloved Luna

Chapter 408

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The first thing I did was separate what I’d harvested. The aphrodisiac plant went on one side, the plants I had gathered on the way back on the other side. I worked methodically, trimming stems, sorting leaves by size, setting aside anything that didn’t look right. 1

Then, I pricked my finger. Just a drop of blood was all it would take. I pushed the blood out into a small dish and then started the distillation process.

The distillation process wasn’t complicated, but it required attention. I had a small portable burner I used for field work that I set up on the table, along with a glass beaker and a length of copper coil.

was the part that required actual thinking, which was why I preferred doing it alone. I was so deep in my notes that I

I pulled my hand back

forming at the tip of my thumb where one of the thorns

muttered, recalling Melissa’s warning about the thorns. I quickly grabbed a cloth and pressed it firmly to my thumb, standing. I figured I should probably get to the clinic before the

hit quickly. By the time I made it to

like someone had struck a match in my low belly, and the fire was quickly catching on all of my organs and tissues, turning everything hot and irresistible. I turned, biting my lip. My vision swam,

pleasure into my hips, and I let out a low, involuntary moan as I

was wrong and that I needed help. But I was already slumping against the table, half-laughing to myself, pressing my thighs together as