Orla was now adding final touches to her stainless makeup. She wasn't a fan of makeup, but to impress Callan, she had been invested in it these past days and had gotten good at it.

The thought caused a scowl to spring up on her face. The effort wasn't worth it, but at least she got to look beautiful.

"There will be no need for that." She flung the brush on the table and stared into the mirror to have a last look at what she had done to her face before jumping out of the chair.

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