SAFFRON'S P.O.V
I sat there confused. So she couldn't help me because I drank from the lake?
"You must return to the lake, look in a mirror over your shoulder. She will then appear to show you what your price for her service is. Good luck." The woman said next.
Good luck... That's all I get? No deeper explanation other than I owe Ava. Why couldn't she also do her vudu trickster magic and help me?
"I don't understand. He said you could also help me." I said, looking over at the tall gentleman who offered to bring me here.
"That was before you offered your blood and drank from her river flow."
"Why does that prevent you from assisting?"
"Because she has marked you as hers, dear. If I tried to help you too, you'd die. So you must fulfill her requirement and once it has
