The dress was a mistake.
Not because it wasn't beautiful. Grace had outdone herself, finding a deep emerald green that made my skin glow and fit like it was made for me. But standing in front of the mirror, watching the fabric swish around my knees, all I could think was that I looked like someone trying too hard. Like I was playing dress-up in a life that wasn't really mine.
"You look like a princess!" Lily bounced on my bed, her own red velvet dress poofing around her. "Daddy's gonna cry when he sees you. Happy cry, not sad cry."
"I hope not." I smoothed the dress down for the hundredth time. "What if this is too much? What if everyone thinks I'm..."
"Beautiful?" Grace appeared in the doorway, already dressed in a stunning silver gown. "Because that's what they're going to think. Wel
