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For ait with her grubby fingers, but then the inner girl kicked in, and she sprang forward

Snatching the dress, she pulled it out of the box The thing was stunning Flirty sleeves and a beaded, heart-shaped neckline, the gown had a high waist, one that would cinch right under the breasts

"Holy crap," she whispered, stepping back fro the delicate sleeves to her shoulders The skirt reached just below her knees

It was si this nice had to have been her wedding

Could she wear this, though?

Lowering the dress, she stared down at it There was no price tag, but she doubted it cost the same as what she’d norift--

A peek of cri the dress over one arm, she leaned forward and peeled back the rest of the tissue paper, and laughed

Strappy, red heels

That’s when she saw the note Picking it up, she turned the linen-colored card over

Firestones is for was beautiful, nothing like the note she’d found before Julia didn’t knohy, but she laughed again "This isinsane"

She was shaking her head, but she was grinning as she scooped the heels up and placed them on the bed beside the box

There was only one person ould’ve gotten her this dress and shoes

Lucifer

Buying her this dress without her perressive, so coance and control, and yet, it was oddly thoughtful at the sa her clothes That ay too intimate The other part of her couldn’t wait to try it on

Placing the dress on the bed, she quickly shed the robe and slipped on a set of panties and bra, both red toset She picked up the dress and slipped it on

It fit

Goodness, it fit perfectly, and she didn’t even want to consider how Lucian was able to find this dress and make sure it fit like it was tailored just for her body

Lucian shouldn’t have dared to buy her this gown or shoes It was yet another inappropriate thing added to a long list of inappropriate things they were both responsible for

But she was going to wear it

Tugging on the heels, she turned slowly in front of the bathroo like a cheesy Cinderella Her reflection caught her attention

Julia barely recognized herself

Her heart was fluttering wildly as she s supple material Never in adress and feelfeel absolutely confident and beautiful in it

"All right," she said, sing down a sudden messy knot of e back tears, she left the bathroo toat the door, she collected her suddenly wild eot them under control and then walked out of the bedroom She’d made it only a few steps before the door to Lucian’s roo like she was on a roller coaster He was stunning, dressed like he had been to his father’s memorial minus the tie and jacket He wore a white dress shirt and dark, tailored pants His hair was dry, styled back fro some of those wilder, curlier waves would fall forward before the evening was done

She’d thought it before and she knew she’d think it a dozen times from now, but Lucian de Vincent was almost so beautiful he didn’t seem real to her

Her steps slowed as she approached hi at her just as intently as she was hiaze roamed from her eyes all the way down to the tips of her shoes

"Daaze back up to her face "Ms Hughes, you’re absolutely breathtaking Do you know that? Breathtaking"

She felt her face heat "Thank you" Slowly, she lifted her gaze to his "And thank you for the dress and shoes"