Simon always did what he had to as a good man, but tonight, once the streets were empty and temptation grabbed him with its claws, he flipped through the pages of the summoning book, eagerly reading through the incantations.

He found one, and it promised to bring the one you mourned most back, yet only for the night if they cannot love you by dawn.

Placing the dried petals in the center of the symbol, he recited the summoning incantation, watching as smoke appeared.