Chapter 29 Twenty-nine

• EVELINE
• The following day, Ana, Chloe, and I descend on the mall like we're preparing for war.
• We've been shopping for hours—moving from store to store, trying on outfit after outfit until my arms ache from carrying bags and my feet throb in the new heels Ana insisted I break in. Designer dresses, tailored blazers, silk blouses that cost more than a month's rent at my old apartment. Everything Anton said I needed to look "appropriate" for his council meetings.