Page 59 of Finding Closure

However, the styles of Earth—at least among supes—were branching out into Faerie. I saw more and more fancy suits onwomen at nice events and stylish outfits that weren’t considered Faerie fashion at all.

I was leaving a breakfast meeting and stopped in my tracks when I saw one such outfit. Like hit the brakes so fast that Shael almost plowed into me and practically dove to the side so she didn’t. I ignored it and focused on the woman.

“This design isgorgeous,” I praised her. “Do you mind turning for me?”

She blinked at me but then dipped her head. “Not at all, Your Highness.” She did and I was enthralled with the design. It was a fitted suit jacket from the front with nothing under it, but in the back it was crisscrossed at the neck with a large gem shape cut out under it.

For our wings should we need to bring them out.

Then the bottom had decorative buttons before the sides of the jacket flared a bit to accent her curves. It was amazing and so fairy-chic that I instantly fell in love.

“Who designed this?” I asked her.

“It’s my design, Your Highness,” she told me. “I know this meeting is for current businesses—my friend does have her own shop and invited me along to hear you speak.”

She snuck in was what she didn’t want to admit.

I nodded. “Do you have experience in the industry or are you looking for it?”

“I have no experience,” she confirmed.

“But you have talent,” I praised as I moved around her and checked out the front again. “Do you have time now? I want to set up a meeting with you and Prince Juan who is running my clothing company that I own with Prince Neldor. He will know what to do better and what is the best path.”

“That’s very sudden, Princess,” she whispered, shock about to knock her over.

I chuckled. “I would wear this design tomorrow. It’s fabulous. If you don’t already have a store or way to produce it, I want it as ours before someone else has it next week. So welcome to fashion and yes, it moves like this.” I raised an eyebrow at her as if asking if she was in or out.

“Yes, I have the time, Your Highness.”

Good woman.

I checked with my security, and they told me where Juan was, so we headed to meet up with him... Only to walk into something. Lucca and Juan seemed to be talking quietly and it was clearly serious.

Darby and Hudson were both there as well, and then Julian walked in moments after I arrived.

“There’s a situation,” he confirmed. “They called me first because they wanted some outside perspective if this could upset you. I didn’t get it all yet, but—I think they need to settle the past too as we have.”

That was very open, but I simply nodded and walked towards them after I gave him a kiss in greeting.

“First, before I forget and because I don’t want her to hear the rest of this,” I said right away as I gestured to the woman. I showed them what she was wearing and Juan immediately understood.

“This would be perfect for Faerie and I don’t have your eye for fashion,” he muttered. “I’ll talk to the co-op and see what they think, but we are hiring designers specifically for your company. It’s a two-year contract. After the first year, they can have their own signature line that they make more on—everything you established.”

Good. I was glad when they set a meeting for the morning to see her full portfolio. I would make sure to see it as well, and I told Shael to add a meeting or lecture to the books for womenin Faerie who wanted to start their own businesses. It shouldn’t only be for those who had a business.

Especially when there weren’t many of them.

I glanced between the guys—including Juan—when she was gone and made it clear to just spit it out. Neldor joined us and nodded that he’d heard something was up and just came over.

Lucca huffed. “I didn’t want to upset you, and I’m not trying to bring in drama to your day.”

“I know that,” I promised. “But just tell me and let’s handle this so you’re not so stressed.”

And he was. He looked so stressed that his head might pop off soon.

“Some of Mason’s sloth want to join Lucca’s sloth now that they know he’s going to be Alpha and soon,” Hudson explained when Lucca couldn’t seem to get his mouth to work.

I blinked at them. Of the list of possibilities circling around my head when I knew there was an issue that wasn’t remotely in the realm of them.

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