A Desperate Dance

[ POV: KAELIA BRYNN HALLOWAY ]

My survival options had narrowed to a razor's edge. The vast, gilded ballroom of the Fang nobility suddenly felt like a shrinking cage, the crystal chandeliers glaring down like interrogator's spotlights. I had a severe deliberation clawing at the walls of my chest. My choices were practically non-existent. I had to face Lord Rafe’s furious scolding for my blatant i