Chapter 55 Dance

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Oliver Moses smiled warmly as he asked the question, and for a moment, I

thought he appeared kind. But I knew the truth. The Beta knew nothing of kindness. It was all an act, a game of pretend, and he was quite good at it.

But I was better.

“Yes, sir,” I replied politely, and I returned his smile.

Adalyn’s father shared the same amber eyes as his daughter, and they stared into mine with curiosity.

“My wife and I once visited Wild Crawler,” he mused. “It was a nice small village, but it had the most gorgeous scenery. Don’t you remember, honey?”

He turned to Linda and the pair exchanged a sweet smile. Though their family was conniving, it was clear that the love between them was very real. For a moment, I nearly forgot who they really were.

“Ew, Father,” Adalyn sighed in irritation. “Please, contain yourself. You’re being embarrassing.”

She then turned to Kaleb and offered him a sickly sweet smile. “So sorry for them, Your Majesty.”

“There’s no need to apologize,” the king of Yurene replied with a wave of his hand and then he chuckled. “It’s nice to see such displays of love. It warms my heart.”

Adalyn looked surprised by his words but accepted them anyway. As everyone continued to exchange pleasantries, I tried to force a smile on my face, but I just couldn’t do it. I believed their love was genuine, but seeing their happiness with my own eyes was just too painful. The Moses family had destroyed mine without a

second thought.

How could I smile in their presence?

sigh escaped

asked just low enough for me to hear and his lips

I apologized. “I’m sorry, my head hurts a little.”

around. “Perhaps some

and began to serve the night’s dishes. A symphony of fragrances filled the room and danced on my tongue, but no matter how delicious they smelled,

was too agonizing to be in

few bites to keep my head from spinning. As I forced down swallows,

King’s councilors rose from his seat and tapped a spoon against his

toast to the king of Yurene,” he addressed everyone.

people rose to their feet. I hadn’t expected to stand, and I was still a little dizzy, so when I raised my glass, my wine sloshed and spilled all over my

in shock and quickly searched for a

Kaleb said as he realized what had happened. “Please, let me

help.”

large stain,

off of

at us from across

for a moment, frozen in place, until Bert suddenly appeared.

I

he called out, and

offered me her arm. I accepted

changing room. The maid went straight to the corner and opened a door

me into a new dress. This

one cleaned and returned to your room, miss,” the maid said as she gestured to my soiled dress. “Now, let’s get you back to the

and followed her back into the bustling chamber. When I returned to the

was busy speaking with Oliver and Linda, meanwhile, Bert

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