Chalice Bearer Sneak Peek 5

Chalice Bearer is into its editing cycle, so this will be the last sneak peek before the January 2020 release. Based on popular demand, a glimpse into what Rebecca is up to.

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Rebecca opens the panel by her desk and checks her appearance in the mirror. The intricate twist has not released a single lock of platinum hair.

Oyster gray linen blended with turquoise silk. The suit fits her to perfection.

Ice blue watered silk top with a demure V-neck. Elegant and enticing.

Blade metal pumps with silver heels. A bit daring but within protégé decorum.

Plain gold posts in her ears. Beyond dull, but she was appalled when Lilian informed her that she could never again use the aquamarine studs of her apprenticeship lest it diminishes her current status. They were a gift from Seigneur Trevelyan and a symbol that he values her. The first and only she has ever received from one who did not wish to bed her.

Twisting to double check her appearance, she is satisfied with the understated elegance that will please her mentor. Her mentor who has yet to ask about the estrangement between monsignor and Lilian.

Mayhap she can have the aquamarines made into drops. Rebecca turns for the door.


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