The Irony of Imitation

"Stella Mercer?"

Ivy was taken aback by what she saw for a moment, thinking she was seeing things, for she had never seen Stella this beautiful before.

Not only had Stella's appearance changed, even her temperament was different too.

The Stella she knew always kept her head low, acted warily, deadpanned, was pasty-skinned, and lifeless like a living spirit trapped in a mansion. But now, she looked