Chapter Sixty Five
“Masquerade ball”
Vera POV
“Wait, so we don’t actually have to wear a mask?” I ask Juniper. It’s the next day and we leave for the ball in thirty minutes, and we’re getting ready together.
“No. We should bring the masks, in case, but we won’t end up wearing them.”
“What’s your and Knox’s masks?” I question.
“Knox has a phantom of the opera mask, and I have a Christine one.”
That causes me to laugh.
“I have a matching blue swirly metal mask with my dress, and Josh has a regular blue mask. We’re boring.”
Juniper turns away from the mirror, setting down her lipstick, and looks at me.
“You are not boring, babygirl. You are just new. You haven’t even had s*x yet! I promise that once you and Josh have s*x and bond, everything will become more exciting. I mean, whe
