Chapter 47
The sun had begun to dip toward the horizon when Emily pulled the sedan out of the mall's parking lot. The luxury shopping bags were neatly stowed in the trunk, and the faint scent of new leather from my freshly acquired jacket still lingered in the air.
I sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window with that same quiet composure I carried all day. Even after the scene in the boutique, I didn't feel rattled - if anything, I have dealt with situations like this when I was the Luna of the Royals. At first I was always the victim despite always having the greater advantage in wealth and status but now I feel even more at ease. Emily looked at me with a gaze filled with admiration or she simply found it unnerving.
"So," Emily began, trying to shift the atmosphere, "next sto
