Lady Josephine: Armed and ready to kill (Unedited)

the ball

Chapter 14- The Ball

I thought Maria was worse but Katherine my personal made was handling me as if I was a doll and not a human being! My hair has been pulled, teased, and curled until I am pretty sure It would start falling out. After she had finished with my hair, she moved onto my face powdering it and pinching my cheeks until they were perfectly pink.Just as she was about to reach and pull again on the strings of my corset I thought enough was enough,

"OW!"  I screamed

The maid jumped back startled at my sudden outburst.

"I am sorry miss, but I almost finished."

grumbling I consented and about and hour later she finished with a flourish.

"Done your ladyship." Curtsying she went out of the room.

Taking a deep breath I looked into the mirror.

The face of my mother once again stared back at me almost taunting me. My hair was elegantly wrapped in what appeared effortless, which of course as my pained scalp and me knew it was not. My face looked perfectly angular and my eyes..my eyes...There regular green seemed to shine with golds and amber streaks that I had never noticed before. The dress she had put me in was gold and white almost like the dress Maria had first put on me it curved around me perfectly showing off my tiny waist. It seemed to make me look pure and innocent. But the thing that startled me most is not my hair, my eyes, dress, or even my close identity to my mother. No the reason that I was so stunned was simple:

The way I held myself

This was not the picture of a girl, who thought of nothing else but her next killing and getting to J, no this girl seemed to be at ease with her surroundings. This girl...Was it me? I knew it was..but somehow..somehow...

Somehow it was not

What had happened to me? What has changed? Have I become soft? Have I been comforted by the castle and already felt more safe?

No...I need to be vigilant J could be around any corner. 

Looking was once more I saw the girl in the mirror straighten her shoulders and narrow her eyes bringing back the blanket of danger around her once more. I saw myself again. That was better...

Hearing a knock at my door I went over to open it expecting it to be Katherine.

"Katherine...I thought you were done..."

Instead of seeing Katherine at my door...I saw Jason.

"Jason. What are you doing here?" Bowing he answered me

"I am here to be your escort. We do not want to get lost again do we?"

He had heard about that? I felt color rush to my cheeks. Wait..Why do i care? Why was I blushing?

"U-Ummm okay." Taking the arm he offered me we walked towards the ballroom

Stopping at the Grand Staircase he kissed my hand and looked up at me,

"You look beautiful tonight Alexandra." For a couple of seconds his lips lingered there longer then was proper before he backed away. Startled out of my reverie I curtsied as I watched him go.

"May I now present Lady Alexandra Livilia Mandooren of Kamel!"

Danget..that was me! Taking a deep breath I descended the grand staircase my hand on the rail. As I reached the last step I heard murmurings throughout the crowd.

"I did not know that Lord Nathaniel had a niece."

"He did have a brother..."

"But I thought he died.."

"She is breathtaking."

"Who is her mother?"

Shying away from the whispers I tried to hide myself into a corner until I heard a husky voice whisper in my ear,

"Oh no you don't."

Pulling away in surprise I looked at, who had found me. The blonde and blue-eyed Jason stared down at me.

"Jason did I not just see you?"

He just held out his hand towards me and smiled,

"Yes but I forgot to ask you somethingLady Alexandra Madooren will you accept my offer of a dance?"

I answered him truthfully by saying "I have not danced in years."

He seemed to mock me my pondering this as if deep in thought "Then I am just going to have to teach you all over again."

I could tell he was flirting with me and I decided to flirt back.

"I am not a very good student."

He responded by grabbing my hand and pulling me into the middle of the ballroom floor and putting his hand around my waist. Leaning down he whispered in my ear once more,

"Good because I am a bad teacher."

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Okay so....first of all I am thinking about ending this story in the next 2 parts or next part I am not sure...I have the ending all planned out. Before you start complaining....

THERE WILL BE A SEQUEL!

So either way I will do the sequel but here are your choices please comment on which one you think I should do:

1. Do two more parts (I think maybe one...)

2.Or continue for about 8-10 more chapters dragging it out more

hmmmm.....

...anyway which one? Also please vote and fan!

This is my second part out in one day!

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Emilestie