A beautiful sky-blue cocktail dress, designed by Delia, had arrived at Christina’s room with an invitation to a party to celebrate the upcoming royal nuptials. She didn’t want to wear the gift, but with it came a maid to help her dress, and Christina couldn’t say no.
Standing in the ballroom, she was happy she’d worn the dress. The fabric shimmered beneath the lights and flowed around her with every movement. She wanted to twirl until she was dizzy enough to pass out.
Not that she wasn’t dizzy already—thanks to Princess Marguerite’s intimate soiree with one hundred of her closest friends. As enchanting and lovely as Christina could have imagined, the palace came alive with the wonder of the legend. Whimsical decorations, a string quartet, and scrumptious food set the fairy-tale mood. Onc
