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Her makeup was still perfect, but it seemed a little much for the simple outfit She carefully unpinned her hair until it was in a curly ponytail and washed a layer of makeup off By the time she was done, she looked perfectly suited for a late afternoon lunch rather than the wedding she was meant to be at

Another rush of guilt shot through her, but she pressed it down Steph was allowed to enjoy her own life, and she had never before done anything she’d truly wanted to do In thishis co to know Who better to get the details fro monarch himself?

As she finished cleaning herself up, there was a knock at the door Steph walked over to answer and found a young woman there, who bowed

“His Majesty has sent ht direction, htly accented

Steph nodded, s, before she looked down and realized she didn’t have proper shoes The young woaze and entered the roo Steph the selection there Steph picked out a delicate pair of flats and slid the woman out of the room and down several corridors

Mehdi hadn’t been wrong The palace was showy in a way that didn’t suit his personality at all Steph wondered what it would take to h of course that was far beyond any decisions she could make The woman opened a veranda door which led to a s a cool drink as he sat at the table, and when he saw her he stood

“That looks farher in

Steph blushed again beneath his stare, but she swas so beautiful It was difficult to find so I liked most”

“You have chosen ad for her to sit dohich she did, thanking the girl who had guided her there

“Are you hungry?” Mehdi asked, and she nodded

“I couldn’t stos have relaxed a bit, I could eat a horse!”

“Well that is barbaric,” Mehdi said, appalled, and Steph laughed

“It’s just an expression; don’t worry Anyasn’t it you tellingjust the other day?”

Mehdi grinned “That was because I kneas regular old beef, but I wanted to see if you’d dare to try it”