Chapter 31
Cinder agreed to Lalyn’s deal. If she was selected to marry one of the princes, she would set the fairy free.
Lalyn smiled in pure satisfaction. She went to work immediately, transforming Cinder’s old dress into the height of fashion.
The new dress was a deep violet trimmed with shimmering gold. It was the loveliest gown Cinder had ever seen. Lalyn curled her hair and piled it high on her head. Then she draped strands of pearls over them the way a princess might wear.
“I want to wear a mask,” said Cinder.
“It’s not a masquerade.” Lalyn frowned.
“I know. Something subtle, perhaps?”
Neither Dante nor Gallant had seen her face in full light. Yet Dante had recognized her under moonlight. Besides, her stepfamily might see her.
“I won’t go unless I’m at least a little hidden b
