Chapter 35

"That colour really goes well with you," Elinor said as she watched Stella get ready in front of the mirror.

"Red is my color," Stella said simply as she applied red lipstick that would have looked on another person like something a prostitute would do. But on Stella, it looked like it was elegance and dark beauty itself.

"It is, no one can take that away from you," She said

"As blue is yours. But in your case, I don't think that it will go away even if you want to remove it," She said with a meaningful glance through the mirror.

"By the way do you at least know what color is your dress going to be tonight?" Stella asked,

"Yes, the seamstress said white. I told Azeph so it should be okay,"

"Hmm, it does sound like something suited for the last dance," Stella commented,

"It is. I guess it would work well if I can make it there," She added and Stella paused for a moment looking at her.

"Are you sure you don't want to delay the message until after the ball. I'm sure the messenger will w