I look over my shoulder at Zen. Back me up! Wisely, he clears his throat a little before putting his hands on my shoulders. “Everyone, this is Dinah. I hope all of you would treat her well.” Its childish how much those words do to cool me down, or how my smile turns slightly smug. Well, whatever!
“W-What?” I nearly jump out of my skin at the unexpected question Vivienne and Arianna exchange a smug look in the mirror. “This dress isn’t even that revealing, dear. Why are you getting so worked up?” Vivienne laughs, tilting my face to put a hint of color of my lips “If anything, nightgowns wou
“It’s just, how can someone be so beautiful?” In the carriage headed to one Mr. Orion Dolmen, Andrea, Lukas and I sit. I’ve been hearing praises for the last half an hour. Lukas runs a hand through his hair, looking at a hand mirror. “I mean really, it’s it too much to look so handsome even in a
He knocks on the door, but I hear no response. Even so, the attendant opens the door for us, gesturing for us to enter. “You have to wait here, Sir.” He says to Lukas We knew that much already. Even so, Lukas arches a brow in a way that I now know to associate with the start of an argument he migh
So if the lullaby sounds more sad than peaceful, well, I can’t do much about that. “What’s your name?” I snap out of my thoughts and the words halt on my tongue. The room comes in view once more, and with it, the person sitting across from me. Orion is looking back at me with unblinking silver ey
I hope he can’t hear my heartbeat, “Meet who, young lord?” “My soulmate.” He mutters “It should be soon. The prophet said so.” Holy shit. The House of moon isn’t an extension of the church. It’s a whole ass cult! I gasp, “A real prophet, young lord?” He stops then. For a moment, I think we lost
“I’ll pay twice— no thrice as much.” Orion strides to where I’m sitting I jump when he goes down on his knees at my feet, “Young lord, what are you doing? Please get up.” He doesn’t. Instead, he takes both my hands in his. “I’ll take you home. I’m sick of that stupid water, and the house of moon,
“Talking to Francis about your contract.” He grins “You one day career as a courtesan was a huge hit.” “Lucky me.” I roll my eyes “So this means it’s not the church doing this, but some cult. If it’s about some kind of drug, does that mean it’s not a curse?” “The festival is in two days.” Zen says