Powder. Eyeliner. Blush. Mascara. The order I put on makeup was the same every time, but I kept picking up the wrong thing. My head was elsewhere, busy worrying about all of the things that could go wrong on opening night. It wasn’t that I was worried about me, but I was worried for my parents. T...
Will asked as the carriage bumped along on the road to the palace. “Want to and need to are two different things,” I said with a sigh, smoothing the wrinkles from the peplum of my ice blue jacket draped to the side of my seat. Finally, someone had asked my opinion on clothing, though the suede tr...
The forest was coated in snow two inches deep in all directions, some deeper where it drifted against rocks or a fallen tree. “They’re late,” I muttered to myself. “Are you sure he’ll be here? What if he decides Delphine’s messages were only dreams? What then?” When no reply came, I looked around...
Rachel’s mind returned to that thought the entire march to Yong Wu’s palatial compound. She knew they would search for and take any weapons they found on her upon arrival, but still, she missed the feel of her gun strapped to her rib cage. It was her security, and its absence plagued her. As she ...