Bethany
Everything was going to plan. I could hardly believe it. Once Gier was taken prisoner and some of the guards searched his and Annalise's rooms, they discovered the poison and any distrust anyone had towards me suddenly vanished overnight. For most of the staff, anyway. I still got a few odd looks here and there, but I would see that it stopped soon enough.
I quickly got ready, putting on one of my more modest dresses. It was a light pink color, very feminine and very innocent looking. Perfect for the last step of my plan, convincing the council to make me queen. I had to win over all eight, and I had to do it fast. I curled my dark brown hair and pinned some of it back and only applied a light layer of makeup. Appearance was everything today.
Once I was ready, and practiced wh
