A Shade of Control

POV: Valeria.

ENGLAND, LONDON 2024.

I reached up and grabbed the makeup artist by her wrist, stopping her brush mid-air. "Wipe that off. Use pink. I do not like this shade of red today."

The young woman blinked in surprise but did not dare argue with me. She reached for a cotton pad, soaked it in premium makeup remover, and began wiping away the bold signature color she had just applied to my l