MIRA He was smiling at me and looking dashing in his dark green coat, embroidered with gold, his family emblem on his chest. “Oh, my!” I smile back, “Marquis Ashterton!” “In the flesh!” he bows to me and kisses my hand, “Enjoying the evening, your future Highness!” “Oh, please!” I roll my eyes, “Too much attention to my taste! I don’t even know how I agreed to all this!” And now that I think of it, I really don’t… I don’t remember agreeing to this. I just somehow know that I did… Strange. I look at Dereck and notice his face change. “Would you be so kind as to gift me the pleasure of your next dance?” he offers me his hand. “That would be interesting,” I snort, “It’s funny that we never dance before.” “Let’s fix that!”, my friend leads me back to the dancefloor and

