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I nodded, half listening If all he was going to do was order e, he could go fuck himself I needed to focus He’d toldto happen, and I couldn’t afford to le detail

One of the Elders stood in the center of the rooed ourselves The doors the girls had entered through shut behind them oan, striking a slow, long, vibrating note Then the second joined in, a searing note so that when the two instruh you

I gasped a little, looking around to see if other people were affected or if it was the signal for so

But the Elder with the cane in the center of the rooain as the two violins continued to dance and entwine theiras to come

“Wo forth your paint pots Dance and paint one another for the delight of our eyes”

I looked around and saw that half the women held little earthen pots full of silver paint It was then that I finally realized as different about the ballrooether to protect the et messy

Those with pots paired up with those of us without The music became more intense as the woman with shiny black hair reached her sers dripping silver

Shit, there was nothing to do but pretend I didn’t know anyone here I couldn’t think about Montgorown up with

I took a bold step forward to the woman, and she smiled I didn’t have to look behind me to know Emmett’s eyes were laser-focused on e loud and clear

Perfection I’d put on a show for him For all of them Let them look

I was Bella daisy If ere to be objectified, well, I’d shoas the most desirable object in the rooive me power I’d feed off them like I always had