My Mafia Mystery: The Barefoot Princess
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gleamed as she took my hand, guiding
ul for her help, my sense of style was less dramatic than her own. I guess I was just overly used to wearing
the fundraiser?" I asked her, unable to keep the doubt from my voice as t
I became more and more certain that I would lik
it left no doubt that the man was a client of hers. "I told him about you needi
shop, a middle aged man whose bald s
ce as he ushered us inside. "Lenit
iulia hugged him and exclaimed dramatical
e racks of costumes toward the back. Slowly, he picked up dress after dress and held the
d, thrusting a few gowns at
t sight of Giulia looking hopefully at me. So with
ess as she called out, "too long" or "too revealin
g to buy," I moaned, already tired of having to play dress
rifling through the racks of garments, and a fe
," she bubbled enthusiastically as she
into the fabric. The sweetheart neckline was classically simple but made the ruffled hem
eard mysel
us and I spun to find Leni
his hand and dragged him away from me, probably to talk to him in private -
came back, he was in a much better mood and even
ke sure you don't ruin this dress. It's worth m
ld with mere words, before Giulia and I took
nd grooming every inch of me until I somewhat resembled one
chen. "Franky will be acting as a waiter so whatever you manage to ge
had been the night I had snuck
around my neck. "Don't you have something more glamorous than tha
clutched it in my fist pro
mly, still tormented by what I had exper
ough of a deterrent for me to never take off the n
nceded, her eyes narrowing once again as she shot a
I felt my throat tighten. I didn't relax as the black vehicle drove me to the fundrais
o the throng. Mother had presented me with an invitation and the velvet mask covering my eyes obscured m
do said, his eyes on my hands as
ard slightly, but he took it and waved me inside, and I w
atues and gold gilded vases before I got to work. Most of the attendees wore expensive items
particular target