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“You have to corowled “Remember what just happened”

Rose glanced frantically around the roo out a familiar face whose attention she could capture

Nohere is Mrs Axelby when you need her? Rose thought waspishly as she studied the sea of unfahtest bit of attention still

“My parents are over there,” Rose whispered urgently, pointing in the vague direction of where her parents had been sitting “I will be perfectly safe with them”

“No, you will not,” Barnaby argued “If that oing to end up dead If you wish them to remain safe, you must come with me now”

“I a with you,” Rose protested

“You rowled He slid an arm around her waist and practically carried her across the room toward the double doors that took them outside

Pressed as tightly against his side as she was, Rose had little choice but to h parody of a walk

In reality, her toes barely touched the ground She was solely reliant upon hith astonished her, especially when he ploughed his way through the guests and reached the door in half the tiust, not one of the asseuests attempted to stop them Most of them were already in their cups Those eren’t were either too deep in conversation, or too busy eating to even bother to look at her Because of that, Rose ept out of the rooms without issue, and propelled out onto the street without a token protest fro that it had been so siht out from under the noses of so many people

“I can’t do this,” she gasped

“Youher forhen she slammed to a stop in the middle of the road

“I a with you,” she protested

She glanced back at the rooms, shocked to see realise how far away they noere The music had faded, and there was now just the two of them surrounded in darkness A sense of vulnerable isolation settled around her that rendered her weakened and doubtful of everything Deterrow, Rose snatched her ar her further down the street

“I said NO!” she shouted

Barnaby ignored her and tried to push her into walking only for her to dig her dainty dancing slippers into the cobbles and rebel