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Melissa didn’t look up as I approached. “Avery,” she said, pulling up a weed from the base of her summer squash plant. “Twice in one week. You must really like garlic.”

“Melissa,” I said, “I have a dilemma. I was hoping you might be able to help me.”

“Oh?”

I explained it as plainly as I could. I told her I needed something that could increase absorption, something that worked fast and was safe to combine with what I already had.

Melissa listened the entire time, nodding along, brow furrowed as she continued to pull up weeds. When I was finished, she was quiet for a few moments.

“There’s a plant,” she finally said. “Grows in the woods north of the garden, mostly near the creek. Dark leaves, waxy. Small thorns you don’t want to touch.” She glanced up at me, squinting against the sun. ” On its own, it has aphrodisiac properties.” 1

shot up.

“All aphrodisiacs really do is increase blood flow to the right areas. Maybe if you distill it with the

It wasn’t

try it,” I

dirt off her skirt. “Just don’t touch the thorns. That’s where the poison comes from.” She smirked at me. “Unless

rolled my eyes. “Trust me. I’m not.” I turned. “Thank you, Melissa. I’m

gestured vaguely toward the trunk, where her wicker basket was sitting on top, and turned back to her work.

I moved along the creek bank, keeping my eyes low, scanning

way, despite the chaos of my mind as I scrambled to think of potential tweaks to the Lycan Root recipe, being out here, in

that I had left behind a long time ago. Foraging, being with plants and nature, had always been a way to pacify my tumultuous thoughts. Even when I’d

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