Chapter 39

• Simone never had the need or occasion to wear so many elegant dresses in her life. Was this the lifestyle that awaited her if she became queen—constantly putting on gorgeous gowns for balls thrown every week?
• Tonight was not an elegant occasion for her. Simone decided to wear a scandalous, skin-tight black dress with cut-outs around her breasts. She wanted the eyes of everyone at the party. Izzy even helped her pick it out the day they went to the mall.
• Izzy's reflection in the mirror settled her nausea.