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“No, just help me zip this thing back up. “Do you want us to stay until he arrives?” Lucy asked, her enthusiasm bubbling over. I’d left out my hope that, with any luck, this dress would be on the floor pretty soon. I’d told my maids I wanted to get Maxon’s attention. I smiled, trying to look like I was fine dealing with the pain. “I’m sorry you’ll have to be uncomfortable for a few more hours. I’m not sure when, but he’ll definitely be here.” I perched on the edge of my bed, arms folded around my stomach to keep the open dress from falling down.Īnne gave me a sad face. Lucy squealed, and Anne came to help Mary.

I closed the door to my room behind me and unzipped the gown immediately, desperate for a breath. I excused myself first, giving Maxon a chance to admire the back of the dress, and scurried to my room. He was irritated, another trick I’d managed to get away with. My gaze flickered quickly toward King Clarkson, and I tried not to smile. He reached up and grabbed his ear immediately, and I demurely did the same. As dessert was being set in front of me, I chose to stop ignoring Maxon, and as I had hoped, his eyes were on me. I took limited bites of my own, already miserably constricted. I’d hit pretty close to the mark, because she flushed a bit before returning to her food. She put her silverware down, and we stared at each other. “I’m sorry?” I replied, feigning confusion. Lowering my gaze, I walked to my seat, settling in next to Kriss. I rose, locking eyes with Maxon, who I noticed had stopped chewing. The dress was a deep red, strapless and practically backless, and I was almost positive my maids had used magic to make it stay up at all. I curtsied, swinging my leg around so the slit in the dress fell open, leading nearly all the way up my thigh. But the reaction was better than I’d hoped. I was purposely a minute or two late, hoping everyone would already be seated. I took a deep breath, raised my chin, and walked into the dining hall. I’d never tried to be seductive before-pretty much every intimate moment I’d had with Maxon came about without intention-but I had to hope that if I was deliberate, I could make it clear that I was just as interested in him as the others. While I felt pretty sure he hadn’t gone that far physically with the other girls, I couldn’t help but wonder. And I wasn’t sure if that meant I wasn’t supposed to ask questions or not. According to the king, the other girls were making advances toward Maxon-physical advances-and he’d said I was far too plain to have a chance of matching them in that department.Īs if my relationship with Maxon wasn’t complicated enough, there was a whole new issue of rebuilding trust. I needed to make some progress, and I needed to do it fast.

I could hardly breathe, so I knew eating would be a waste.