Revenge

I twirled away swaying my hips shamelessly. I stood by a table and placed the tray I had been holding then bending down as if to fix the straps on my patens, and the dress slightly exposing the cleavage of my breasts. I straightened to find his gaze still fixated on me, giving him another bewitching smile, I slightly curtsied and took my leave, now just hoping that he would follow me out.

I was already down the hallway when a hand snaked its self around my neck then pushed me against the wall.

"How brazen of you little twat to seduce a high lord," Lord Mantis said, his alcohol reeking breath fanning my face, bile instantly rose from my stomach if I had dinner to eat then I would have hurled my intestines there and then. Play along, entertain him, just for now be calm I intoned repeatedly to myself.