Roses and Black Glass: a dark Cinderella tale by Lenore Lani

Author:Lenore, Lani [Lenore, Lani]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-05-14T06:00:00+00:00

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“What do you think of this one, Christian?” asked Samantha Charming, looking at a black vest of a different design.

She had taken her son and his wife-to-be down to the tailor, who was to fit them with their wedding attire. Samantha was quite distraught to see that Christian was hardly showing any interest.

“Christian,” Samantha called sternly, trying to get his attention.

The man turned his face slowly from the window, looking back at Mr. Henderson, the tailor, who held up the vest.

“That looks exactly like the first one,” he said flatly.

The woman sighed in annoyance but tried to remain calm in front of the others present.

“It isn’t the same one,” she assured him harshly.

“Just pick something out, mother,” he said. “It matters not to me. Have the servants lay out the clothes and tell me what time to be at the altar.”

“Why can’t you ever just cooperate?” she hissed through her teeth, fanning herself in her frustration.

“I thought I was cooperating,” he said. “I picked a girl, like you wanted.”

Samantha shook her head again. Why could he have not been like his brothers?

Christian turned back to face the tall mirror before him. He looked at the clothes that his mother had already suggested he try. He looked at the black vest with the gold buttons that now adorned his torso and then gazed back at the other that the tailor held. He would still swear that they were the same.

“What do you think of this dress, Samantha?” came the voice of Sarah Thompson, Morgana’s mother.

Samantha motioned for Christian to turn and not look, but she had forgotten that turning around would lead him to look straight at the tall mirror.

Morgana stepped out of the back wearing the dress of pure white. The color almost made him sick; so few women could honestly wear it. The dress fit her nicely, pulling in her average waist and accentuating her ample breasts. The girl was attractive in a homely kind of way. She actually looked quite like her cousin – only shorter. Christian had nearly convinced himself that she would make an acceptable wife, but mostly he was proud that he was kept from marrying either one of the van Burren girls, despite them being in the top favor of his mother – especially after their own poor mother had died and they were left all alone.

I can't be bothered with that. Nothing matters now.

Christian let his eyes trail back to the window. On the street, he saw a small woman dressed in green with a brown shawl pulled over her head and shoulders. She was gathering items into a basket at one of the open shops. Funny, she reminded him of Cindy, but he could only see the girl from behind so he did not fully recognize her.

He stared on at her out the window for a few brief moments before he quickly turned away. The girl on the street was not Cindy. She couldn’t be. He shook his head to clear his thoughts.

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