ver. Or rather,
nd a large mahogany desk, his face grim. Eleanor sat in a nearby armchair, dabbing at her e
of Juliet's sobbing could still be hea
His voice was heavy, devoid of
ommand, no
raised by a kind, elderly herbalist named Walter Potts in a small, forgotten town in Pennsylvania. She painte
s welling in her eyes. Guilt
cion a palpable force in the room.
lves of leather-bound medical texts, all of them coated
g, placing it on the polished surf
er of hopeful curiosity in her
brown butcher paper. Inside were what looked like
pointment and contempt washed over his
he study doo
sive dress stained with tears. She saw the pathetic-loo
er voice raw. "Did you dig
threw it back onto the desk. "We don't need your charity, Chloe. The Townsends a
know what the roots were, but J
. "That's Frost-Vein Fern," she said quietly. "And that one is Stone-Heart Lotus. M
onic leg pain from a riding accident and Elean
t shrieked. "Do you think you're in some
thought that counts." She turned to Chloe, her voice soft and placating. "Your birthday is
lit match to Juliet. Flames of je
waiting to see what exorbitant price this long-lost sist
seemed to look past them, through the walls
lifted
lacid, now held a sharp, unwa
er mother, her brother, and the br
was clear and firm, each wo
sh is
to Juliet's pale,
fulfill the Townsend family's marr
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