“Mind wine tasting with me?” Lord Elliott had stopped me in my tracks with his request. I was seconds away from exiting through the doors of the Great hall, and truth be told, request or not, I couldn’t just say no to the Lord now can I? Even if it meant adding another man with a love affair rumour to my life, per people’s point of view... But on the bright side, being seen with Lord Elliott would make ‘Regyna’ bitter. Especially after disgracing me like that! Not that I’m not used to already. I followed Lord Elliott to a table crowded with both merry men and women that braced themselves, and swung from left to right while chanting to the song that loudly engulfed the large room. The wine had already gotten to them, I thought and became more settled with drinking with the Lord. H

