Chapter 0795 I groan, my hands locked firm on the wooden bed post, as Pippa tugs hard on the strings of my corset. "Pippa," I pant, trying hard to look at her over my shoulder, "are you sure this is necessary? I've already got a pretty small waist..."

"I'm so sorry, Ariel," Pippa says, the strings so tight in her hands that her fingers are laced red and white. "Gabriel's orders. He said he wants you turned out in the height of fashion and..." she shrugs, looking down at my elaborate undergarment, implying that this is indeed necessary.

I sigh and nod, knowing it's not her fault, and turn around, letting Pippa continue.

When she finally ties off the strings and I stand straight, running my hands down over the corset, I'm kind of...appalled at the bizarre new shape my body has been morphed into. My waist is so small, and there's all sorts of ridiculous padding sewn in over my breasts and my booty. God, I look like...some weird fantasy of a woman all covered in fabric. Not a real girl at all.

Which, I suppose, is the point.

"Ready?" Pippa asks, panting a little herself as she hefts yards and yards of grey-blue silk over towards

me.

"All of that?" I ask, pointing at it with wide eyes. "Is one dress!?"

She laughs a little, grinning at me, and nods.

Pippa lift the entire assortment over my head to drape over my body. Then she gets to work with all the

a boy for months now, Ari becoming part of

dressed as a girl too. But I got the impression with both that...it just never really mattered what

Gabriel? Clearly...he

you, love?" Pippa asks, her voice soft. "I know you were in bed all day. Are you...okay? Do you have any questions I can answer, maybe to make things

essence

times to be

kind.

a bit, hesitating. But then I let myself ask, truly curious and needing information. "Is

instantly intuits

didn't used

ife

that news doesn't do anything to soften the meaning implicit in her words: that

knowledge that

up in confusion. "When did he...start being like

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