Claire's POV

By afternoon also I was undecided about what to wear to the party. So, I called Nico and asked her, showing her my latest wardrobe on the video chat window. She helped me pick up the perfect lavender dress with a mesh neckline and matching applique work. Mom had gifted me the dress on my eighteenth birthday.

Leaving my hair untied and curled on one side, I chose matching stone studded earrings and black stilettos to match.

Jason came to pick me up half an hour earlier and ever since had been sending aunt Emily upstairs to check my progress. He seemed to be in a hurry to...