The next morning, I refused to give Lucian another tear, I stood in front of my mirror and stared at the woman staring back at me.My eyes were swollen from the night before, but I covered the evidence. I brushed my dark auburn hair until the waves fell neatly over my shoulders. I chose a deep burgundy dress that hugged my curves instead of hiding them. The neckline was modest, the sleeves elegant, and the skirt fell smoothly to my ankles.I looked at myself for a long moment. Yesterday, I would have wondered whether Lucian would approve.Today, I didn’t care,I wasn’t dressing for him. I wasn’t dressing for Selene. I was dressing because I refused to walk into the Moon Sanctum looking like a woman who had been discarded. I slipped on my shoes and fastened the familiar silver bracelet around my wrist.The bracelet had been there for as long as I could remember. Cressida, my aunt, had given it to me when I was a child.Never take it off, Merryn.She had never explained why, and didn't
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