“Satin! I didn’t sign on for any satin, and if you—” Jade stopped. The sight of Megan angry had frightened her. The knife in her hand scared her more. Now she had to— Nothing or everything had to turn today. She realized, with the dread of the damned first sighting hell, that her greatest fear was Megan going away. The only thing worse was letting the woman figure out the power that gave her. No, that wasn’t it. I need the jobs, not her. Right? “All right. If the uniform of the day is f*****g velvet, I’ll wear it.” “Velvet!” Megan exclaimed with glee. Jade turned her head and groaned. “When will I learn to keep my mouth shut?” “When we must change to winter clothes, they’ll be velvet. Patterned velvet.” Jade almost rebelled at the idea of wearing satins and velvets, which were quite