Bella POV
The maids help me prepare. I am dressed in a long, dark gray gown. It's the color of the sky right before a storm. I thank the maid for helping me, and she says she will bring Violet later, giving me a moment by myself in my room. I turn to the mirror and run my hands down the delicate cloth.
“The colour is deeply rooted in our tradition. It is a tribute to the Shadows. The voice makes me flinch, and I turn around.
“But black would be too outrageous for a wedding, I think. “ We both laugh.
“Indeed. “
Luna Henriette is standing at the doorway, still smiling at me. I didn’t hear her approach.
I smile instinctively and ask her to come in.
“I remember being so nervous when I was getting married, “she says, walking towards the nearest chair. She is dressed in a long, da
