I had to summon all the remnants of my courage to take Rachel's hand like that and lead her to the center of the hall. Everyone around us immediately paid attention to us, and this only made the girl even more angry.
Many froze in fear or screamed when it turned out that the cursed daughter of Duke Cassia was also present at this ball. Naturally, no one expected to meet her here.
The silence turned into whispers, which later turned into a hum. But as soon as Rachel took one quick look at them, everyone immediately fell silent.
«Do you… do you have any idea what you just did?»
I've never seen Rachel so furious before.
She easily pulled her hand free, despite all my efforts. Then she swung, with the obvious purpose of hitting me.
I closed my eyes beforehand, expecting a painful beating on her part. But surprisingly, the hand stopped a millimeter from my face.
All because I managed to shout out softly:
— Please help me!
Rachel frowned.
