CHAPTER 9 - Nightly Consummations

　　“What the hell did you think you were doing there? Huh!”

　　Tania angrily snarled.

　　The minute I excused myself, to the changing room to contemplate Lady Rook’s identity.

　　She stepped from the shadows, just like she had been watching me.

　　“What do you mean?”

　　I arched a brow, asking like in unawares.

　　Like Emily said, I would get lots of enemies around here.

　　I already thought these through before I even started, in the first place.

　　“Trying to seduce the beast, and sneak in some points?” she stated, once more.

　　I held the hems, of my dance attire, looking at her confidently.

　　“I have no idea, of what you’re talking about, Tania,”

　　I replied.

　　“You don’t?” she snarled.

　　“Then maybe this will remind you,”

　　She cornered me, with her hands fisting. Next, she raised them up to hit me.

　　I noticed she had no weapons.

　　This made me reflexly used my arms to block her fuming outburst. I was about to bring out my dagger from my underwear, when a voice spoke.