The engagement between Scarlet, a n.o.blewoman from a ducal family and the Second Prince Kyle was suddenly annulled during the ball. She had been falsely accused of hara.s.sing a girl called Tenerezza, daughter to a baron, whom the Prince doted on heavily. Condemned by everyone around her, forced to burden all manner of crimes, she finally decided enough was enough. “Before I leave here, may I ask you one final question?” As the crowd threw their boos and jeers, and that good looking guy flung his insults── Her palm spun like a drill and the ballroom floor was stained with blood.