Chapter 29 — A Future He Dares To Dream

• The sun filtered softly through the curtains, casting warm slivers of gold across the floor. Alina stood barefoot at the edge of the wardrobe, her fingers grazing silk, lace, and velvet. For the first time since she had been dragged into this world, she wasn’t dressing to survive. Not to just meet up with him. Not to guard herself. Just to impress him.
• The handwritten note still laid on the vanity, folded with precise care:
• Dress up nicely and beautiful for me. – L