Chapter 40

I hadn't known I'd have to wear something like this.

"Does it matter?"

I whipped my head around and glared at him reproachfully.

"Of course it matters!"

A pair of long ears swung and flopped on top of my head with the motion.

"It suits you."

"Switch with me. I'll be the wolf. You be the rabbit, Your Grace."

"The rabbit suits you very well."

The Grand Duke repeated the exact same line. He was clearly saying that only because he'd rather die than wear the rabbit himself.

The reason I was so bitter about this was that this auction required masks and hidden identities to attend.

Honestly, having to wear a mask at all wasn't the real problem. The problem was that everyone had to wear an animal mask, no two guests could share the same species, and the mask you got was assigned by your ticket number.

"If…