
...He was, by far,
the moodiest man Victoria had ever met. Only acquainted for one day,
and she'd already lost count of the classes he'd exhibited. She wondered
if anywhere in that vast assembly, he possessed a mood even vaguely reminiscent
of good-sportsmanship.
She never got
the chance to find out.
Instead, Victoria
found herself face-to-face with yet another color from Robin's medley of
tempers.
He took a step
towards her, hovering directly above Victoria, his features unreadable
and thus, more than a little intimidating. Both Gabriel and Douglas
approached her, neither sure of what Robin intended to do, and ready to
protect Victoria from any assault.
But, rather
than striking her -- which, considering his unpredictability, Victoria
halfway expected -- or letting loose with yet another in his stream of
scathing bon-mots, Robin chose to surprise everyone around them yet again.
He said, "Dance with
me."...
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