lfur. Aurora navigated the crowded sidewalks with ease. She needed ingredients. Her body was weak, an

thecary," a narrow shop stacked fl

he back, pressing his fingers against his temple. The headac

at. "We need to get you your medic

ed out. "Get... someth

jumped out of the car and ran into

cting a bin of dried gin

ted at the bewildered shop owne

. "We have herbs

boss was incapacitated. "Herbs th

e silhouette of Elias slumped against the window, his posture rigid with pain. She stepped closer to the door,

e?" Aurora asked, her voice cutting through Graves's panic.

g her. "You. The woman from th

e commanded, her tone lea

ve been crippling him for weeks. And the coffee... h

onfused, reaching

ugh the panic. "It will raise his blood

case of liver fire rising, exacerbated by stimulants. She grabbed a piece of brown

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constriction in his brain, Aurora said calmly. "And becau

He handed the list to M

tled low. "Old recipe. Very str

it, Grav

ots. She paid Mr. Chen quickly while

the Maybach, she didn't look inside. She

figure through half-closed eyes. The pain w

s here

later with a thermos o

ves said apologetically. "I...

mos. He smelled the

it? Elias

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poison. But the pain was a

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