A soft hum would interlude the quietness of the bath.
“Someone holds me…”
Sinking into the bubbles was relaxing, and softening for the skin— a reason why she was currently dunked in it from almost head to toe in the rose water.
It was almost enough to forget that she’d be revealed to society soon enough.
She sunk lower into the water, only the tip of her nostrils above to give enough air. The reality of what she had agreed to had also sunk in by just today. It seemed easy at first, even a little fun to pretend to be the fiancee and future bride of a Prince… but whether she’d be able to portray such a thing for a long amount of time.
“Far away, long agoo…”
There was a soft rapping on the door, as Alice’s eyes widened.
“Alice, dear? You’ve been in the bath for past an hour now?” her m
