Genevieve entered Enchantra’s glittering ballroom at six, noting floating orbs, gilded mirrors, silk drapery, and a champagne fountain. Spectators on balconies and the dance floor paused to watch her. She headed for champagne, remembering Ellin’s advice to have fun. Nearby, Ellin, Sevin, and Covin debated Ellin’s handmade mask, with onlookers clutching Knox’s one-way mirrors whispering about Genevieve as Rowin’s biting bride. Ellin stormed off after Sevin and Covin mocked her craft, and Sevin announced he was going to find vampires for a new “sucker,” leaving Genevieve briefly alone with Covin.

Covin teased Genevieve about having a favorite sibling before being called away. Genevieve looked for Rowin but encountered Remi, who invited her to dance. She accepted, noting her danger-sensing signet ring stayed cold and Remi’s more careless style compared to Rowin. During the waltz, Remi apologized for “all of it” and expressed pity for her fate in the Hunt; Genevieve rejected his pity and warned he could choose not to kill her, but Remi insisted the Hunt had no mercy. Spotting Rowin watching from a distance, Genevieve was soon claimed by Rowin, who cut in to dance and pressed her for what Remi had said. Rowin emphasized that, as her husband, he must defend her honor for optics, but Genevieve, uneasy under the crowd’s gaze, broke away to seek another drink.

Rowin returned with champagne amid fawning admirers, and Genevieve remarked on the masquerade’s restraint. Rowin warned Knox had not arrived yet. Instantly the lights died, the music darkened, and Knox’s voice filled the room as the Devil addressed guests, including those visiting from the Other Side. The orbs reignited carmine as the ballroom transformed into a sensual venue with curtained beds, spinning vermilion mirror balls, shuttered windows, and a more erotic score, prompting revelers to pair off publicly.

Chasing a glowing pink cocktail from a passing tray despite Rowin’s warning, Genevieve found Knox manifest before her in a spotlight, startling her and heating her ring. He cleaned the spilled drink with a snap and offered a purple, fizzy passion fruit beverage, pressing her to try it. After a sip that tasted extraordinary, he halted her from finishing it and steered her toward a presentation. Barrington arrived with the Silver family, except Rowin, who then approached and moved Genevieve to join them.

Knox proposed a toast to the Hunt and to Vira’s health. Grave crushed his glass, bleeding black as Ellin comforted him; the others kept their expressions guarded. Genevieve downed her champagne. Rowin, simmering with rage, found his own glass transformed into the same purple drink Knox had given Genevieve. Knox taunted Rowin about passion fruit and the honeymoon ending at midnight, while Rowin thrust the drink away, seized Genevieve, and led her from the center.

As the music turned intimate, Genevieve overheated in her gown and was overtaken by an intense, primal desire focused solely on Rowin. Rowin, visibly struggling, urged her to fight it, revealing he was equally affected—his pupils blown wide. Genevieve admitted she did not want to resist; Rowin cursed and agreed he did not either, as both succumbed to the enchantment’s pull.