*TRIGGER WARNING: s****l ASSAULT*
She continued to watch him as the King began his speech. She did not listen, her attention solely focused on her husband, who was glaring at her with hatred in his eyes. Arabella couldn’t believe that she’d been so careless – it wasn’t like she had been trying to hide anything from Alaric, because there wasn’t anything going on between Lorcan and herself. She felt stupid, utterly stupid, and she knew that this incident will only add flame to Alaric’s argument from earlier that evening. Now he would think that she was having an affair with Lorcan, which was just not true. She had just had a temporary… lapse in judgement.
She zoned back into the King’s speech as he raised his glass in the air. His voice echoing around the still ballroom as all the guests
