Between Worlds by Jennifer Ridge

Author:Jennifer Ridge [Ridge, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9781365839078
Google: 3iShDgAAQBAJ
Amazon: B08N2KWYL6
Goodreads: 42120615
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2017-03-20T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine: Dancing with Danger

Alexis stood in her shift—a strapless, thin, shapeless dress that she assumed was to keep the corset from pinching her—fussing with her hair in front of the mirror. She didn’t have many tools to work with—as amazing as the wardrobe was, it didn’t provide her with any hair care products—but she’d done what she could. She started by brushing out her hair with a wet hairbrush until she had long, smooth waves. She knew that they’d probably turn to frizz as soon as her hair completely dried, but she hoped to have it safely contained before then. What she really wanted was bobby pins, but all she had was a hair tie, so she had to settle for twisting her hair into a tight, coiled bun. A few inches of hair escaped the bun, too short to fit with the rest of it, so she carefully twisted the strands around her fingers until she had one tight curl on each side of her face. They’d relax before too long, but if she fussed with them enough she might be able to prevent them from frizzing.

With her hair finished, she wished she had some make-up—even if she didn’t wear it on a daily basis, she liked it for special occasions. She made faces at her bare-faced reflection in the mirror: frowning, grinning, shifting her lips, and widening her eyes into a terrible imitation of surprise. Laughing, she turned to the dress waiting in the wardrobe. First, she had to start with the undergarments. Unsure what order to do this in, she wished she’d asked Jynx to come back and help her dress, though she was sure there would be a price.

Sighing, she decided to start with the corset, like she would start with any other bra. She didn’t know how to put on a corset by herself and was worried it couldn’t be done. Lifting it up, she wrapped the material around her, surprised at how loose it started out. She found the hooks at the front and carefully fastened each one, then jerked in surprise as the laces at her back closed around her. She tried to look over her shoulder at them, but all she could see was her white-clad back and the barest glimpse of the corset. “Should have known,” she muttered, then shifted her upper torso, getting used to the feel of the corset. It was tight enough to support and keep her contained, but not so tight that it affected her breathing. She had to tuck the top edges of the shift into the corset until she had a smooth appearance. Satisfied, she looked down at the other undergarments and groaned—she’d left them on the floor of the wardrobe.

Though she could move, she couldn’t properly bend over, so it was a bit of an experiment reaching down to grab the remaining items. She didn’t know how she’d ever manage to get shoes on, since her usual method was to sit down and prop her foot on one knee.

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