Mariella smiled quietly. “I won’t make you come to the next party unless you want too. It was simply we couldn’t avoid it this time. There’s only so often we can keep away from these things – I wish that the social scene did not pick up so in the summer though.”
As much as Mariella wished that they could stay inside during these warmer months it was clear that avoiding all events raised suspicion. She had learnt that the hard way.