Chapter 93 - 92: Sly

Outside, the sun stood high in the sky, illuminating the woods. But inside the Red Moon coven room, time felt suspended, swallowed by the heavy crimson velvet curtains that covered every window. They hung like bloodstained shrouds, sealing out the sun and would've thrown the chamber into perpetual darkness save for several suspended fire lamps that flickered overhead. Their flames swayed as if alive, bathing the room in a restless amber glow. The air was dense with the sharp wood scent of incense, which clouded Jodie's thoughts as it curled upward in lazy tendrils and stung her nose.