Her eyes clouded with darkness at her sudden turn of thoughts, but Adriel, who was next to her, thought she had turned gloomy because she had seen the new couple. When he first found out from his mother that he was to escort the daughter of the Warrington duke, he was suspicious. Although his mother told him that she owed the Duchess of Warrington a favor, he was still doubtful that there was something else behind the favor. So he had his men investigate and he found out who he was escorting. Even though he didn't discover everything about her, he did find out that she was an illegitimate daughter, but something else was even more odd. Rumors were that she was very close to the heir of the Harrison nobles, Dominic. Rumors also were that they had deep feelings for each other which caused them to rebel against their families.