The League of Rogues
he said, low enough that only she could hear.
They began to dance. The private ball was everything she'd dreamed it would becandlelight, music, her heart racing, her body humming with joy at the thrill of being alive in that moment. It was as though every bit of darkness in her heart had been banished. She lost track of the number of dances they had, but she danced every one with Lawrence, even when the other gentlemen jokingly begged Lawrence to share her. He refused them all. She danced a quadrille, a waltz, a minuet, and even a boulanger, which made her laugh as she danced in circles with the others.
And despite her best efforts, she fell in love with him more and more. She'd done the one
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