CHAPTER 16: NO LONGER MINE

**Evelyn**

The day of the full moon, I was surprised to see the makeup artist Lucian brought to me. I wondered what he was up to, but he just gave me a mysterious smile, asking me to trust him and let the girl work. Figuring it was part of his plans, I just let her do as she wanted and even wore the dress she gave. Honestly, I was expecting to go there in a disguise and was expecting some hooded dress or even a men’s costume. That’s why I was surprised to find that the dress she gave me was a sky blue gown that was pretty but yet not too outstanding.

“You are going to hide in plain sight. For that, you have to blend in,” Amy, the makeup artist, said with a smile and I nodded.

“I guess that makes sense.”

After she was done, I looked at the mirror and gasped. With brown hair and eyes, and the contours and even the tone of my face altered, I looked like a stranger even to myself. Pretty, but not too glamorous to warrant a second glance.

“You are a magician. I can’t recognize myself,” I t