"I'm going to stop here before I end up being the one knocked out and dragged from town. Have you settled on any balls you'd like to attend? Surely Eloise has received a few invitations she'd extend to you," said Zayne.
"Not at the moment. We've only had one, from the Countess. Did you not hear the rumours?" Iris asked, a flicker of nerves passing through her as she waited for his reaction. "Do you remember when I told you I once had feelings for Damien?"
"I try very hard to forget you once attempted to have my best friend court you," Zayne said, sitting up straighter. "Why? Are you starting to want him again?"
"My past feelings will never return, I promise you. Someone has been stirring gossip that there's an affair between Damien and me, all because a maid caught the two of us speaking alone," Iris shared, her cheeks warming with frustration at the very thought.
