The Beast and the Touch

"Ready for some gore?" Anya marched into the living room, proudly hoisting a bottle of discount wine she had picked up earlier at a nearby grocery outlet.

Piper looked up from her glowing screen, raising an eyebrow at the bottle. "You actually bought wine?"

"Piper, put your phone away." Anya set the dark glass bottle onto the scratched surface of their coffee table.

"It’s Elsie. She wants to