The Desirability Ritual

Talia POV

Nadine was standing in the middle of the clearing. Barefoot on the forest floor. Hair completely loose. Arms raised to the sky. Turning slowly in a circle.

She was covered in something red. On her forehead. Her wrists. Her collarbone. Paste of some kind.

And she was chanting.

Quietly. But definitely chanting.

There was a small hole dug in the ground in front of her. Something buried in i