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Mayhaps she could take the initiative and befriend Emily, Rhapsody mused Both her Social Graces professor and therapist did say that she had to occasionally push herself to her emotional limits, so as not to fall back on old habits

Satisfied with her plans, Rhapsody switched her attention back to her next class It was finally her turn to attend a one-day lecture of Earthly Obligations and Pleasures, and as with the previous sessions, today’s guest lecturer would be another surprise

The classroom was nearly full when she entered, and as she quickly made her way to the last row of seats, she felt a palpable wave of excite and whispering to each other, and she could’ve sworn that she heard thementioned

How curious

Rhapsody took her seat, and upon lifting her head, it was then she saw the ht with devilish auest professor…and he had not even told her?

Hoickedly deceptive!

“Good afternoon, ladies”

He spoke in his usual precise fashion, but the sensual drawl of his voice lent the words an al as if they were seconds away froether expected, but strangely enough, it didn’t sit ith her at all

How odd, Rhapsody thought, and even odder was how her discoirls continued to ogle hi the outline of his lecture, but oh, the way they were looking at hi him with their eyes!

A funny, little sting stabbed her heart as she watched the marquis stride towards the chalkboard He looked rather exquisitely dashing today, almost improperly so, with nary a coat or cravat to li physique His fine lawn shirt, pristine white and unbuttoned a couple of inches down, stretched tautly across the massive breadth of his shoulders and revealed a flawless V-shaped expanse of his bronzed chest, while his breeches, black and tight-fitting, es

Rhapsody looked around her and saw the other girls actually tugging the necklines of their dresses down to show aze then drifted back to the marquis, who appeared unmindful of her presence

Her, Rhapsody!

His pet and, more importantly, his heartkeeper!

Her!

And it was then a burst of intuition seized her, and Rhapsody’s hands quickly flew up to cover herout loud

Her current therapist, in one of their latter sessions, had taught Rhapsody a rather nifty trick when she was confronted by any unfamiliar emotion

First, a checklist: a desire to monopolize a person one had a relationship with, an inexplicable dislike towards s…

Second, a coh her mental database of emotions and their most commonly known symptoms Which emotion had a list of symptoms that best matched what she had identified?