Chapter 38

I see. I don’t think the prince would like cheap.”

“It will help you save on cost since I’m not going to be here for long. How about your most common material?”

“I don’t think sheer and transparent clothing will hide those hickeys you have everywhere.”

Mabel gaped at Alicia , who had said it so casually and was jotting studiously on a notebook.

“Mabel …how about non-common material?”

Her cheeks burned, but the older magic was unperturbed.

“We have those too. Not as cheap, but then again, nothing’s cheap here. Us Winter magic spare no expense. Now, stretch your arms. I don’t know their length yet.”

Alicia took measurements, never mentioning the hickeys again. Just as the measurements were jotted down, a bell sounded from a distance and cracked the ice on the walls. Mabel frowned, puzzled. Alicia’s hands went slack, dropping the notebook.

“Alicia?” Alarm coursed through Mabel when the woman’s face turned ashen. “What’s—”

“There’s another death in the court.”

Mabel did her best to sound