‘I lied to you in the dress shop,’ Tella said. ‘You were right about Jacks …’ She forced her eyes open once again. Her head was spinning. The world was spinning. All she wanted was for it to stop. For everything to stop. ‘I shouldn’t have kissed him,’ she mumbled. ‘I don’t even know why I kissed him. I didn’t really care if he kicked me out of the palace for lying. I think I wanted to make you jealous.’ ‘It worked,’ Dante said roughly.