BOUND TO THE BEAST
Twenty minutes later, my people arrive with options.
Aria emerges from the bathroom an hour later, and I forget how to breathe. The dress is black, tailored, with clean lines that speak of power rather than seduction. Her hair is pulled back in a severe bun. Minimal makeup. Diamond studs in her ears, her only jewelry now that the necklace is gone.
She looks like she could run a country.
"Will this work?" she asks, uncertain.
"It's perfect. But we need to talk about how you carry yourself in there."