The Tikilin ornaments were small and thin, and fit around her in three separate pieces – one for the waist and one for each leg, attaching to her thigh and calf, bracing her knees. She put them on and then slipped her clean gown over her head, and was pleased to see that once she had smoothed th...
Christian had noticed her, but Isabella did not regard him. When she was only a few inches away, Isabella lurched forward as if she had tripped, falling into the girl named Morgana, who had recently become her enemy. Isabella’s hand slipped into the fur shawl that the girl had wrapped around he...