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Dressed to Defy

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last update Last Updated: 2025-05-02 18:15:19

Reina’s POV

I stood under the shower far longer than necessary, letting the hot water beat down on my skin as if it could erase the night. As if it could scrub away the filth, the shame, the ghost of his touch still seared into my flesh.

But no matter how hard I scrubbed, it wouldn’t come off.

By the time I stepped out, my skin was red and raw.

I should’ve thrown on my usual oversized hoodie and sweatpants — my armor, my invisibility cloak.

But they wanted evidence, didn’t they?

They wanted me to seduce the devil himself?

Fine.

Let them choke on the smoke of what they asked for.

I reached for something different. A silky blouse that clung just a little too well to my curves, tucked into a high-waisted short that stopped just above my knee. Not slutty. Not overt.

But it whispered of temptation.

A brush of color on my lips. A spritz of perfume behind my ears. I stared at my reflection in the mirror and almost didn’t recognize the woman looking back.

I hated her.

But she would survive.

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