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“Sssh!” I hush at Kieran who can’t stop laughing.
Kieran and I are sneaking back into the castle, our footsteps are light and our laughter’s muffled. I don’t know what it is about two adults sneaking into their house that’s really funny, but Kieran’s very amused.
It’s a little over midnight now and the afterparty is in full swing. I can hear the thumping music and the lights flaring in the distance. We manage to get inside without drawing too much attention. Our plan is to go to my room so I can change and get dry before going back to the ballroom. My dress is soaking wet, it’s clinging to my skin, and even the suit jacket Kieran draped over me is damp.
We tiptoe through the back of the grand hall, trying not to draw attention to ourselves, but as we round a corner
