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She left and came back with three black bras and I accepted them, amazed by how she was able to tell my size by taking one glance at my chest.
“Here goes nothing,” I breathed, and unbuttoned the blazer.
Fortunately for the both of us, Karla was right. The material amassed all the flesh surrounding my chest area and suddenly, my breasts looked fuller than ever. In fact, I could go as far as to say it placed me closer to a C. Pleased by the results, I tried on a few more suits and dresses.
“Tonight, we are going with our first pick,” she said. “But you are taking all these.”
“All of them?” I raised my eyebrows. What was I supposed to do with all those clothes? Sleep in them?
Karla smiled. “Sebastian’s orders.” She pulled the curtain to give me privacy. “Hurry. The stylist is waiting.”
I changed into the suit and found Karla stowing away the pile of clothes. She put down the blue dress she was folding and led me to another room. Apparently, she also owned a salon.
“This is Sam.” She pointed at a man with blue hair and several eye piercings. “He will give you a nice trim.”
“I prefer it long,” I protested.
Karla and Sam exchanged looks.
“Long hair won’t go so well with the look we are going for,” Karla said gently. “Trust me, you are in good hands. I’m sure you will agree with me by the time we are done with you.”
It was three against one so I begrudgingly conceded. “Okay, but we are getting a wig if I don’t like it.”
“Deal,” Karla said. She patted my arm and left, saying she needed to get back to work.
Unlike his boss, Sam preferred to work in silence. To distract myself, I flipped through the pages of a fashion magazine.
“Makeup,” he murmured half an hour later.
He grabbed several brushes and worked on my face for another twenty minutes. When he was done, he left and came back with Karla. The latter pulled me from my seat and pointed at the full-length mirror.
I took a deep breath and opened my eyes. The girl staring back at me was a Russian model. My hair was cropped to my shoulder in an elegant bob and my eyebrows were arched. The makeup accentuated my cheekbones and the red lipstick demanded that I be taken seriously. The shoes added several inches to my five-foot-five frame.
“I almost forgot.” Karla placed a shiny black purse on my palm and clapped. “So, what do you think?”
They both stared at me expectantly. I grinned for the first time in a while. I could relish this moment and pretend I was here by choice. “You two are absolute geniuses.”
“Of course we are.” She smirked. “Now, let’s go before Sebastian threatens to leave without you.”
Actually, that wasn’t a bad idea. I needed a break from him and his bodyguards, even if for a few hours.
As I suspected, Sebastian was waiting for us when we emerged from the back of the store. He was on a call, making angry gestures with his hands. At the sound of our footsteps, he turned and stopped midsentence.
His gaze settled first on my face, slowly lowered to take in my outfit, then hiked up again. He slowly nodded, a muscle ticking in his jaw but otherwise impassive.
“How did I do?” Karla prompted.
“Better,” he said. “How much?”
Leaving the bodyguards to take the garment bags to the car, he paid and we left. As we walked out, I could feel his eyes on me and felt a rush of satisfaction.That should teach him not to insult my looks again.
“You better not fuck this up for me or there will be consequences,” he snapped when we were back in the car. Back to his usual beastly self. He was a monster and I was an insignificant being, possibly his Beauty, without the fairy tale heroine’s looks, pleasant disposition, or strong spirit.
“If you don’t want me to fuck it up, tell me what to expect. Tell me where are we going?” I asked, imbuing my tone with confidence. There I was again, shooting myself in the foot with my brashness.
My gut roiled and dread seeped through every pore on my skin, consuming me as he spoke, enunciating every word clearly as though he didn’t want me to miss a syllable.
“You will find out soon enough. For now, all you need to know is that you’re going to earn your keep. You’re going to perform to stay alive.”
