“IF YOU DANCE THIS WALTZ, I’LL MARRY YOU!” MOCKED THE PRINCE… BUT SHE DANCED LIKE A BALLERINA

“IF YOU DANCE THIS WALTZ, I’LL MARRY YOU!” MOCKED THE PRINCE… BUT SHE DANCED LIKE A BALLERINA. The chandeliers blazed above silk gowns and jeweled smiles when the prince, bored and arrogant, stopped the music with a single gesture. His mocking eyes fell not on a lady of rank, but on the maid in her plain dress, tray trembling in her hands, her face burning beneath the laughter of nobles. With cruel delight, he called her to the center of the ballroom and sneered, “If you dance this waltz, I’ll marry you!”—words meant only to amuse the crowd. Humiliation thickened the air, yet in her silence there was a flicker of defiance, a quiet strength no one expected. And as the first note rose, the hall was about to witness not ridicule, but a revelation that would turn mockery into awe. #periodromancetales #narratedstories #historicalromance