Purple Summers descended the stairs and found Lily Howard and Sarah in the crowd, walking over to sit with them.
Not all the women had gone upstairs; some remained by the men's sides, uneasy or curious, silently waiting to see how things would develop.
After a while, Zack Wallace finished his task and whispered something to Alexander Summers.
In Alexander's deep, cold eyes, there was a faint warmth. He glanced towards Purple, his eyes filled with a smile.
Purple blushed slightly and turned away, avoiding his gaze.
Everyone else assumed Alexander was looking at Lily Howard and didn't notice anything unusual.
Only Gavin Graves's gaze lightly rested on Purple and then shifted to Alexander, his expression profound.
After a short period, Zack Wallace's men laid out sheets of white paper across the empty dance floor.
The white papers were all A4 size, a thick stack of them, laid out one by one until the entire dance floor was covered, a vast expanse of white.
