Rose's POV
"I never thought my family would dare force me to attend this damn ball," I muttered under my breath, my fists clenching at the thought. Even after cutting me off, they were still pulling strings, making me jump through hoops for them. I could've told them to fuck off, but they wouldn't have let it go. They never did. Besides, I had my own reason for coming here tonight—Sesillian.
He was going to be at this party, and from what I'd heard from Leon, he wasn't coming alone. He'd invited Charlotte Sierra to be his date. It was one thing for me to get an invite—even after being cut off from the family, I could still attend if they sent me an invite—but Charlotte Sierra had no connection to nobility anymore. Her father had been disgraced and stripped of his title when all his dirty secrets were dragged out into the open.
