Chapter 10 Instructions

• Rina Pov
• I ran my hands down the shimmery silk hugging my skin, regret clawing at my insides. I didn't want to do this. I just couldn't. I could feel the bad ending already. I stepped out of the dresser, reminding myself why I was doing this.
• I heaved a breath, my chest fighting for air. It was a very tight dress, squeezing my chest and cinching at the waist in the worst way possible. It bound my legs together with the skirt, only freeing up a bit under the knee to give off a mermaid silhouette. What made things worse, was the fact that because there was silk lining on the outside, as long as I smiled and looked pretty, no one would realize the degree of pressure I was under.