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Rosalinda
One Day Before the Offering
The salt-stained breeze tugged Rosalinda’s hair from its braid and
whipped it about like angry serpents. She shoved the tendrils behind
her ears and scowled, half expecting storm clouds to form above her head to
match her darkening mood. But the sky was annoyingly blue.
Squalls never touched Sinner’s Isle, after all. Even storms shunned the
Majestics. If only the young king and his court would offer the same
kindness. She knew that was a foolish dream. King Sebastián had left his
castle and was currently sailing through the treacherous seas. He was
coming for her.
“Señorita, your braid has come undone,” Cora, a maidservant, said from
within Rosa’s bedchamber. “Please, come off the balcony so I may finish
getting you ready.”
Rosa ignored Cora, keeping her eyes focused on the sea. The only
glimmer of freedom she’d had in her eleven years on the isle. She was
eighteen now. A woman. Though considered less than one because of the
power she possessed.
“Señorita?”
Rosa sighed.
In silence, she left the balcony, swept over to the vanity bench, and sat
down, placing her hands on her lap. She kept perfectly still, her spine
straight, her chin high. Just as she’d been taught to do since she was a little
girl. But inside, in the hidden depths of her soul, she raged like a snared
beast.
Cora clicked her tongue as she shuffled in front of Rosa. Cora’s
wrinkled face and skin were covered with plain muslin, as were all the
servants of the palace. Doña Lucía, their mistress, would not have her
guests see anything on the isle but beauty, perfection, and vitality. And age,
especially on a Majestic—a woman with magic coursing through her veins,
blessed by the goddess Xiomara herself—was the opposite of those things,
in la doña’s eyes.
“You are a mess, señorita. And after all the work I just did.” She pinned
loose strands of Rosa’s nearly black hair back into place. “Stay still, por
favor.” Cora raised a single finger and brushed it over Rosa’s mouth.
A trail of ice followed her touch. It stung, but that was nothing new.
Magic always found a way to hurt.
Rosa’s eyes flicked to the looking glass and watched as the soft pink of
her lips turned into a deep plum. Cora’s glamour magic wasn’t
extraordinary. Nothing of true value in the Kingdom of Coronado. Nothing
worth paying the church a high tithe for. But perfect for a day like this.
“There you go, señorita. As pretty as ever.” Cora patted Rosa’s cheek.
“Now, I must attend to the rest of the young ladies before the king’s
arrival.”
As soon as Cora left, Rosa slumped.
The door to her bedchamber creaked open, then quickly slammed shut.
“Forget something, Cora?” she asked, not bothering to raise her eyes
from her lap.
“Sí, my brain. Have you seen it?”
Rosa’s head snapped to the door. Juana, her dearest friend, stood
panting as though she’d come running from the other side of the isle. Chest
heaving, she rested her hands on her hips, her dark-brown skin glistening
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