THE FASHION OF SIN

BEHIND THE

ar with. The air smelled of glossy wood and gardenia, and sun rays gleaming throug

s and a silk blouse before heading downstairs. My first official day

rious fabrics, and sketches attached in perfect sequence to the wall. She stood by the window, hol

e said without looking u

The room is

Let's

couture line. Sort them by fabric type and color, then email me a weekly programme of mee

ked. "

lais Galliera next month. If you want to wi

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d a bit. "Ambi

the quiet yet intense sounds of creation; tailors whispering over dresses, the soft hum of mult

ngly brilliant. She didn't just make dresses; she scu

. I stepped into the corridor to cat

ri

making a call. His tone was sharp, commanding; the voice

ssion softened. He ended

your first mor

smiled, des

hile. "You look diffe

yebrow. "Less

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know you shouldn't

s head. "Why

ur wife may

it. "You will learn one or two things about Katherine s

ing, her voice floated o

hen I looked back, Ad

ing to meet up with Katherine's impossible deadlines. I had never seen anyone work like Ka

at didn't feel alive with beauty. Instead, it had control written all over it. Dark velvet walls,

sit. "How have you fou

. magni

"You'll get used to it. This house has i

some weird reason, the l

st learner. I like that. But there's som

mile. "I'll take th

u, Rain. But potential can be disastrous if no

ough I wasn'

word of advice. The Knights are always watched. By investors, competitors

the air like perfume long

n; his words, his gaze that gave me chills, the heap of unsaid things between us. I had noticed earlier, when I saw him signing a document f

igg

a shadow

t was Adrian. He walked towards the fountain, his phone pressed

tense and low. "No. I don

fr

ing about K

behind the railing, my heart pounding loudly in my chest, b

nd, when I saw my reflection on the glass window, the woman

ust residing in the K

inking

llow me whole if