Chapter 566

Mirabella set the bottle back on the table, turned her head with a playful gaze, and smirked at Asher. “Did you use my recipe to brew this potion?”

Asher shifted uncomfortably under her scrutinizing eyes, his fingers twitching but not daring to retrieve the bottle.

He knew, of course, that Dane’s potion was concocted following Mirabella’s instructions. But what of it? If it worked, that was all that mattered, right?

Nikolai, overhearing the exchange, suddenly fixed his eyes on Mirabella’s face. After a brief pause, his attention darted to the bottle on

the table.

He moved quickly, almost clumsily, bumping into his chair in his haste. Johnny, sitting nearby, jumped to his aid, worried that Nikolai might cause a scene.

He wasn’t an pharmacist, but his knowledge of pharmacology was extensive,

the recent weeks when Dane had been holed up in the pharmacy, concocting who knows what. He had asked Dane about it, only to receive a vague response about research. Nikolai hadn’t pressed further. So, it was Mirabella’s master recipe he’d been

been one thing, but this was theft, plain and simple. Suddenly unsteady, Nikolai fumbled with the bottle, which fell with a clatter onto the table and rolled

stood hastily and moved to Nikolai’s side. Before he could utter a word, Nikolai’s hand struck him across the face. “A complete disgrace, he spat.

and he shook his head, disappointment etched across his face.

ire. He had only wanted to hand over the potion to Owen in front of Mirabella and be done with it. He hadn’t anticipated Owen’s refusal

room was steeped in

from the floor, placing it back on the

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His gaze swept over Asher with a glint of annoyance. The Reeves family, he mused, all seemed to lack the makings of leadership,

we heading to the library?” James‘ voice was light,

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