I'm The Beast
"I'm not impressed." He said and Kalina guessed the laughter in his words. "Still." She returned, trying to match his amusement and completely failing. That man had a knack for annoying her, that was for sure. ¿Why? Kalina didn't know for sure. She felt a little stupid about the discovery, but there was something else. Something attracted her to him, that was undeniable.
First Time At A Ball
"There are shortcuts to happiness and dancing is one of them."
_Vicki Baum.
Kalina knew that Reya was putting extra effort into her hairstyle. The enormous maid had spent several minutes massaging and combing her hair with an exquisite jasmine oil. Then she had carefully braided the entire front line of her hair into tiny braids. And expertly, the fine braids had been arranged as a lovely sweep-net, adorned with small pearls that gave off a subtle iridescent shine.