Chapter 48

Imani had a sense of déjà vu when Kade showed up in her room holding a dress. It was not long ago when she and him had gone to the Erebus on a night like this.

Only tonight was far more likely to be a night of danger and deception.

She held out the garment so she could get a proper look at it. “Do I want to know where you got this?”

“It’s clean, if that’s what you’re worried about. Freshly washed.”

“There’s more to it than I would have thought.” Though she wasn’t so sure about all of these, there can’t be any mistakes. “It won’t be a problem, would it?” She asked, nervousness pricking her.

“I’m hoping so.”

Kade waits outside for her while she lace up what little there is of the bodice. She ties the sheath of the knife Kade had gifted her into one of her garters. In his words the knife was for any ‘just in case’ moment.

Since she couldn’t very well be seen leaving her room at this time of the night dressed like this, she donned a cape over th