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“No, everything is not okay There’s so overly – a exasperated, which is so out of character for him

Rita lets out a raucous laugh, but she quickly stifles it when Ethan cuts her a cold look Finn coht up toup”

“I know I don’t understand what’s happening to , my voice desperate When I look at Ethan he seems to dislike the fact that Finn has his hand onover my body enjoys his jealousy

Rita kneels down in front of me by the couch “How do you feel? Different from normal? Or are you just uh, in the les her eyebrows in Ethan’s direction

“No!” I exclaim “It’s not like I want this Ethan clearly can’t stand me and I don’t throw myself at people who hate htly atthat isn’t n lust has burrowed its way into my body and all it wants is him” I throw my hand in Ethan’s direction

Rita puts both of her palms on either side of my head and closes her eyes She opens the her amusement to herself

“It looks like soiven you a lust potion, one that’s directly intended for you to want Ethan Did you eat or drink anything weird today?”

“No, I haven’t” I begin but Finn interrupts me

“That sche little bastard,” he bursts We all look at him curiously Finn levels his attention on ave you a glass of water that he just so happened to have conveniently lying around?”

Oh God I let my head fall back into the cushion with a dejected thunk I should have known not to trust Marcel when he said he wasn’t up to anything

“Why would Marcel give her a lust potion?” Rita asks, confused

“Because he wants to stir up trouble,” Finn h his hair

It takes reat pleasure in discovering that Finnthis lust spell ondissension ay in wars I know Marcel said we aren’t his enemies, but we clearly are We’re certainly not on the same side, that’s for sure

My stoitate the potion I so obliviously drank earlier

“How long is this going to last?” I ask Rita in desperation