I left the sacred spring with my mind clouded and my body still buzzing from everything that happened with Selene.
Selene’s scent was still on my skin. I told myself I needed to get back on track and find someone interesting for actual research, take real notes, and stop letting this village turn me into a walking hard-on in their mist.
But it seemed like Aurelia had other plans.
I was walking through the busy market square when someone bumped straight into me.
“s**t — sorry,” I muttered, stepping back.
She looked up at me with sharp, amused eyes.
She was the definition of a total tomboy; she had short, messy black hair with shaved sides and purple streaks, athletic body covered in tattoos, and a silver barbell piercing through her left n****e. She had a lean, toned build with small
