"Good goddess Selene!" Nanny Nia rushed to me the moment I opened the door.
She, along with Hildegard, looked as though they had walked through hell and back.
"What happened to you two ?" I asked as I was dragged across the room.
"Looking for you, that’s what!" Hildegard said, annoyed. "Where have you been? We’ve been searching everywhere."
"I was with Otto," I said. "I mentioned it before I left."
"I would never climb those stairs again," Hildegard swore.
"The moment I saw them, I was discouraged." Nanny Nia admitted as she hurried me out of my simple dress.
"I invited him to the shifting ceremony," I said. "He turned it down."
"That’s Otto for you," Hildegard said and quickly changed the topic. "You are already extremely late. You need to make a statement, but not a late one."
Nanny Nia pulled out the dress for me, and this time I was made to wear it in front of them.
I turned around and let them work on fitting the dress. By the time they were done, I turned back around.
"Looking like an angel." Nanny Nia said excitedly. "Come, sit down while we dress your hair."
I took a seat on a chair, and Nanny Nia began working on my hair with expert skill.
All I could think of was what had been revealed to me.
There was never a time I had died, so how did I know this supposed song?
And the revelation that Sirens were forbidden to see wolves fueled my questions.
Why and how had Pearl come to find me?
I intended to look for her tomorrow.
Finding the King and his sister in law having sex had made matters worse for me.
I was trapped in a hole I had no intention of falling in.
I began to bite my bottom lip in anxiety.
All I truly wanted right now was to find my uncle, then my mother’s people.
I would have answers then.
"Now I’m going to do a little makeup for you." Nanny Nia said.
"I’ve never done that before," I said, terrified.
I had seen elite she-wolves who would come
Into the moonlight pack with their faces baked.
It had always appalled me, and I would wonder if they genuinely thought they looked beautiful.
"It’s part of the training we get as Nannies." Nanny Nia explained. "Hair, makeup, all on how to be the perfect governess. Trust me on this."
I took in a hefty sigh and told myself I could trust her. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
She began applying things to my face, and I was made to stay still.
About ten minutes later, after I felt her rub something on my lips, she said. "There. Now you can look."
I turned to face the mirror behind me, and I was stunned.
I looked absolutely stunning!
Never in my entire life had I expected to look this beautiful.
I had a shade of red eye shadow on my eyelids and what seemed like glitter by the corners of my eyes.
My cheekbones were highlighted, my face well contoured, and my lips painted a vibrant red to match my dress.
My black curly hair was made up in beautiful ringlets, and I saw that Nanny Nia had used ruby pins to hold them in place.
I could hardly believe that the girl staring at me in the mirror was me.
"Oh, my goddess," I said in disbelief.
I felt Nanny Nia’s hand on my shoulder, and she peered into the mirror with me.
We were both staring at me.


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