Dominic had miscalculated one small factor in Amie's plight.
While she was standing next to him as a guard, many of the guest, both debutantes and suitors, were drinking fairly heavily. The fact that she was clearly a bodyguard was escaping them, and within the hour, Dominic could already hear the rumours that she was some minor Noble's daughter angling to become the Duke's Mistress.
They were even joking about how long she would live after Alexis caught her.
It was not improving her mood.
Fortunately, the fact that Dominic was mostly ignoring her presence unless she was relevant to a conversation was keeping the rumours that they were together at bay, and Alexis did eventually make her way to his side.
"Enjoying your outing?" Dominic joked, seeing the slightly frazzled state of her hair that said she'd spent a lot of time in the sun, and the hair products could not keep up.
"Absolutely stunning, Darling." She replied in a sweet tone that had many of the debutantes sighing.
