Chapter 40: First Step

The day of the party had finally arrived.

Violet could barely sleep during the night overthinking about her plan.

What would she say if she got caught inside the office?

What if she failed? When would she have another opportunity like that?

The palace was at full throttle with the last preparations for the party.

Violet woke up and went outside to catch some fresh air.

The weather was pretty nice and everyone looked really excited.

That was always the case when Arden threw a party.

Violet thought she probably was the only one not happy about it.

“Hey, Vi!” a delicate voice called her from somewhere. “Over here.”

Violet turned to look and saw Gwen coming at her direction.

She had her hands full with something that Violet couldn’t recognize.

“What is that?”

“Our dresses. I just got them from the store. Come on, let’s try this on you.” the girl said grabbing Violet’s hand and pulling her upstairs.