RENEE

SOME DAYS LATER

"Ma'am, raise your chin slightly. We're almost finished." The makeup artist gave me instructions, and I followed them exactly.

The woman was quick, and as she brushed my face and the stray hairs, I looked in the vanity mirror, taking in my appearance.

Today was the day of the masked party Robert had been invited to, and I was currently being primped and prepped for the occasion.

His hotel suite's bedroom had been converted into a somewhat intimate dressing room, ...