24
The Ball
Amelia couldn’t help the small smile that seemed permanently on her lips, or the flutter of nerves that ran through her as a veritable horde of servants fussed around, getting her ready for her first formal appearance in the Royal Court with Alex.
She eyed her appearance as the maids fussed with her hair and applied the finishing touches to her makeup. They nodded and stepped back as she stood and went to examine herself in the full-length mirror nearby.
Her maids stepped forward to remove her dressing robe, then halted, startled, as Amelia flicked her eyes toward the reflection of the door in the mirror as it opened to reveal her brother, Kyle. He strode in, a simple hand gesture keeping his ever-present guards outside her dressing room, although they didn’t look too thril
