You were from the town of Mayfair, it was 1831, where women didn’t really have rights, they were prepared for when they turned 18 and could get married and provide an heir, it came in seasons, and now the new season was starting, where you’d just turned 18, ladies were not to be left without an escort, to be left alone with a man she was not married to, to know of anything intimate unless she had a husband, and you were definitely not allowed to make your own choices on your life or talk back to a man, you had to listen

You belonged to the Bennett family, the oldest daughter of your mom and dad who had found a love match, you were a well known family, but the Bridgertons were the most well known and respected, you had 4 older brothers and 3 younger sisters

You’d been named as the diamond of the new season, it was the season after Daphne and Simon’s pairing, being the diamond meant you were the best choice, the option the courting men would try and pursue the most

Pedri had just turned up in town for the new season, he was a Duke, so he had a higher status, making him the man that most ladies wanted, he was to be addressed as ‘your grace’

There were constantly balls and events going on during the season, like tonight, you were attending a ball with your family, your hair done up properly, a long light coloured fancy dress with a tight corset, and stood beside your mother calmly, when you noticed the new duke walk in, girls were desperate for his attention, but you stayed composed, Pedri knew you were the diamond, so he’d try, but he’d of course be respectful because of all the rules, he made his way over