Esme's head whips back around, eyes searching again for the cover drawn on with runes, she skims along the small rows faster, and it feels like she's going to be caught. She knows his reaction won't be pretty- because he told her to stay away. He told her to drop it and never look for the book again. The odds were always going to be against her favour. She was never one to follow the rules and was never one to stay out of something she was told not to do. Then again, the consequences will have to be worth it, regarding the slight panic in his voice. She is eager to find out what he's hiding and how much discovering the secret's lying beneath his surface are worth it after all.