It was a few months after that ball when my father was holding one in our home. Demetrius House was expansive and suited well for parties. My father had been sickly along time and he said that hosting the balls made him feel young and healthy again.
Plus it was the closest he got to company since his dear friend, Lord Charters had passed away and left everything to his son.
Bodin.
I wondered if Bodin was going to be here. Of course he’ll be here. I’m here.
It seemed he was everywhere I was anymore.
“Belle.” His voice boomed across the Ballroom with such authority that everyone stopped and all eyes turned.
I lifted my brows in shock that he’d shout for me across a crowded room. I lifted my skirts and hurried over. “What?”
“The doctor is here. Your father collapsed in the Parlor a sho
