Lee Emerson- Originally from the town of Sun Valley, Lee moved to the city when she was ten. Now because of a car accident that killed her mother and left her traumatized, she is moving back to live with her brother, Luca. She is hoping her home can help her heal. However, while the town is how she remembers, there are things that lurk in the woods that she didn't know about... until him. Damion Cruz- He has been in love with Lee since Kindergarten, but he never let it show. Since she left, he has struggled with his anger, partly because he's a werewolf, partly because of her. His calm was gone and so was his control. Now she is back and little does he know, she needs him just as much as he needs her. - "YOU ALWAYS HATED ME!" I yelled at him. "BULLSHIT! I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU AND I WILL CONTINUE TO LOVE YOU!" He yelled back and his eyes flashed a dark grey color. To say I was shocked would be the understatement of the century. I barely had a millisecond to process what the actual fuck he just said before he grabbed me and pulled me into a kiss with one hand on my waist and the other on my throat. A few seconds went by and I realized that I hadn't kissed him back and I felt him slightly pull away. Everything came flooding back to me at once. The way he looks at me, the way his jaw ticks anytime he feels jealous, the way his muscles contract when he's angry, and even the way he is always looking at me when I look at him. I grabbed him by his shirt and kissed him back and he literally growled into my mouth. I could feel the wetness between my thighs. His tongue swiped my lips. But I didn't open. "Please. Open." He begged breathlessly. I did as he asked and slightly opened my mouth. He took full advantage and pushed his tongue into my mouth making me moan. After a good 5 minutes of making out, we pulled apart and gasped for air. "Fuck." He groaned, "That was so much better than I ever imagined."

For shop girl Evin, alchemy is an understood part of life. She learned how to brew superior potions at a young age and can't imagine her life without the use of Alertness, For General Pain, and Menstrual Cramp Cure. Though already apprenticed to a local master alchemist, she can't help feeling that there might be more for her to achieve. In a different part of the continent, Master Bricot teaches alchemy at the University of Craestor and is working feverishly at his residency project--translating the sacred document The Facerum--when a student of his approaches him seeking help on an unprecedented issue. And south of Craestor in Daitak Capital, the Seat of the World, Emperor Regent Bryn Beynon can't stand potions or those who make and sell them, believing their use, especially martially, to be barbaric and cruel. His first act when coming of age will be to begin imposing legal strictures on the use and sale of such items. Out in the Wilds of Tief, Craix, who travels alone, has never been safe. Not since she was born. Forever trying to evade her pursuers, she travels across the country, constantly intercepting important messages. And over all people in the realm of Heladrith, a pantheon of powerful gods sits in judgement and benevolence, silent for centuries--but not for much longer. Potent is an original, third-person omniscient, past-tense, low fantasy tale with an ensemble cast of approximately eight characters of different genders, orientations, colors, and classes. --Seeking beta readers for this manuscript! Please comment and leave feedback!--