#Chapter 395 – Presentation

Two brothers stand in the door, one a lovely man who I suspect is lying to his Luna. The other, terribly corrupted by the god of Darkness in exchange for the immense power to protect his people. Both of their gazes move immediately to me. I set my shoulders back, putting on my Princess Cupcake persona a little more than I did when I was alone with Pippa, and call on my years of Princess lessons as I slowly dip into a deep, formal, old-fashioned curtsy. “Well?” I ask, my head bowed low. “Elias, Gabriel? Will I do?” “You’re beautiful, Ariel,” Elias says, crossing the room with his brother as I raise myself back up. Eliasi gives me a soft smile before he dips into a low, low bow – the kind I know from my lessons is only used in Atalaxia for members of the royal house. “Yes,” Gabriel says, studying me, his hands slipped deep in his pockets. “I suppose you will do, now that you’re dressed correctly, and not as a man. Or a slut.” I go a little still at that accusation, only my le