*Scarlett*
In the end, I disappoint myself... and Beta Lautius, younger brother to the Alpha of Brinsley. As I hurry down the corridor, I'm certain that since only the remaining portion of a kiss needs to be addressed, it can be done in the space of a single dance, perhaps two. I think I will disappoint no more than a couple of dance partners, if I disappoint them at all.
I suspect a good many of my dance partners are whisking me around the ballroom in an attempt to gain favor with my brother or mother. For business reasons or matrimonial, thinking that neither is dependent on my opinion. Time with me is an obligation, not a desire.
Except when it comes to Joker. He isn’t driven by desire, of that I'm fairly confident. But in him, I sense a competitive streak to prove his kiss was done
