Chapter Twenty
I stare at the girl in the mirror. She’s so familiar and yet so foreign. Smooth, flawless skin, beautifully curved cheekbones, eyes surrounded by long lashes that make makeup obsolete. Her eyes are brighter than they should be.
This is supposed to be me. And until a moment ago, I hadn’t even realised that I’d changed. The last time I saw myself was in Chesca’s house. Before I got wings. Before the rainbow. Before Aodh died.
Someone clears their throat behind me and I turn around, ripping my gaze off the mirror. I don’t want to think about looking different. I liked me being normal, ordinary. I never wanted to look like a demi-goddess. Wings, I can get used to, but those cheekbones? Nah.
“Your Highness, I am Theodore, her Majesty’s physician. I’ve been told you’ve been ex
