The freckles he found beautiful and fascinatingly unique were all covered up and dusted with powder. Even her front bangs were pulled and held back with pins to show her face. His bunny was hidden, and he didn't like it. But then, he thought about how if she went to the ball looking like how he was used to and he liked, many of the guests—especially his cousin who had begun to suspect after seeing her scar—would find a reason to make the king suspicious of the switch the human had done of the bride.
Now that he knew she couldn't be compelled, he didn't want to take any risk that would bring her to the attention of the king or any other vampire. She would be killed immediately if it were to be known that she couldn't be compelled, because no fool would leave a human in Nightbrook who could walk out of the borders without being compelled.
