"Your highness, the ball is about to start."
"Okay, we're on our way." said Luke and faced Lucia. "Let's continue our conversation later."
The grand ballroom of the Ferastos Palace was bathed in the warm glow of a thousand candles, their flickering light casting long, dancing shadows on the marble floors. The evening was in full swing, with courtiers and nobles mingling in clusters, their voices a harmonious blend of laughter and polite conversation. But despite the lively atmosphere, Lucia felt as though she were in a world of her own, her senses heightened, every nerve tingling with anticipation.
Tonight was the night she would finally give Luke her answer. Five months of uncertainty, of grappling with feelings she could barely understand, would come to an end. She would tell him th
