Sera huffed out a laugh under her breath at the thought of a ball like this — but turned over the idea in her mind. "Maybe I'll throw one," she offered, half-serious. "But how would you describe the theme? It cannot be sluts." Merlin, imagine what her father would do if she pulled that!

She was slightly thrilled at the thought, even though perhaps some of her brothers would not care for the potential scandal of Sera giving Algernon a heart attack.