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"This is Seb’s place," he says, and I nod, ot it Sucks to your ass- and doesn’t hear h a little himself as he pulls me deeper into the room

There aren’t that many people in here--it’s definitely not as packed as a real club would be--but there are enough that I can’t spot Isa or Seb

"You’re sure they’re here?" I ask Miles, but before he can reply, a redhead has launched herself off a nearby sofa and directly onto hi on very high, very thin heels She’s wearing a pair of jeans that probably cost e and one of those blouses Ellie wears a lot that seems to be made of anywhere between three and forty-seven layers of sheer material Various ruffles of fabric flutter around her as she hugs Miles, then steps back, both hands on his shoulders, peering up into his face

"You look hotter," she says, narrowing her eyes slightly "Did you get hotter?"

I don’t want to scoff, but it’s hard not to Miles is traditionally handsome and all that, but hot? No, hot is reserved for boys who don’t own shoe trees, sorry, but--

"Sitting for irl now, one corner of his rin "Glad to see all the revising I’ve been doing has paid off"

I stand there, feeling like someone just punchedhe just did? That flirty, wittywhatever that was?

That was kind of hot, which means this is clearly not just a secret club but actually a parallel universe where Miles Montgoirl says, which is either some kind of nonsense word or possibly posh people code Then she squeezes his shoulders again and looks over at irls at the race, she’s both beautiful and not all beautiful at the saloss over her ordinary features

"You’re Eleanor’s sister," she says, then glances back at Miles before giving hi at his shoulder "Monters, you prat Does Flora know?"

Flora? She has to mean Princess Flora, Seb’s twin sister, but ould Flora care about Miles?

Glancing over at nores that and says, "Missy, Daisy and I are looking for Seb Have you seen hi her weight to one foot so quickly that I’ht over

"Yar," she says, because apparently she can only speak in that posh people code, or irl, natch Pretty one, too He’s by the bar"

Miles winks at her--Winks! What is even happening?!--with a "Cheers," then gently steers me away and toward the back of the room

"Lady Melissa Dreyfuss, known as Missy," he says in a low voice as we steer our way around a guy in a pink polo shirt kissing a girl who hter of the Duke of Druo after he tried to rooms, so that’s a bit of a scandal, obviously Missy has an uncle who’s trying to have the duke declared dead so that he can take the title, and--Daisy?"

I glance over at hi with Missy How bizarre that was

Then I clue into what he’s saying and,

"Tea," he tells me very seriously, and I nod at hi Earl Grey right there"

Pleased with hi, trying to listen to hiht be cute, look for Isa, and not get accidentally sucked into an orgy