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When he raised his head, both of theh the crowd
They grinned at each other
“Was that roh for you, milady?” he teased
She scowled “Fleur told you about that, didn’t she?”
Instead of answering, he told her, “You enchant me”
Ah He really did have the ed to ask in a lighthearted voice, “Enchanting enough to fall in love with me?”
His lips twitched “You won’t get those words that easily from me, milady”
Ah
Her heart started to break
But she told herself it was not his fault – or hers
It was just the way things were meant to be
When she excused herself to go to the powder room, the marquis automatically offered, “Let me accompany you—-”
Soleil shook her head and rolled her eyes “Thank you,me like a damsel in distress—-”
“How about,” he said under his breath, “I turn you into a damsel in acute arousal—-”
“Milord!”
He let out a low sigh “I shall wait here then”
“Youtime,” she warned “I need to fix my hair a bit All those whirls and twirls…”
Ilie frowned “It looks fine to me”
“Oh, but you’re a gentleman and so you do not know better” She curtsied to him and made her way to the powder room
Inside, she waited for the other ladies to leave before locking the door
She looked around her and alhed The powder rooaze fell on the mantel clock above the fireplace
Five ht
Soleil closed her eyes
She saw her life flash before her eyes Every precious moment with her Papa and her sisters, but oh, how curious, she thought Every once in a while, Ilie’s ie would drift across her– even if she knew they were only together for a short while
And then she felt it—-
So to crack, like a monster about to come into the world and its sole purpose was to devour her
Slowly, Soleil fell to the carpet
She closed her eyes just as she heard the door behind her crash open
Her sister’s screams—-
Her Papa bellowing for help—-
And then she felt him
The marquis
Ilie
Outside, wolves began to howl, a cacophonous sound of despair
Theher “What the fuck’s wrong with her? Tell me!”
“She’s cursed,” Fleur was crying
Oh, Fleur Always too iood