Chapter 55 Dance

CA SSANDRA

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

just low enough for me to hear and his lips curled into

my

sorry,” he said, and then he peered around. “Perhaps some food and drink will

the room and danced on my tongue, but no matter how delicious they smelled, I didn’t

in the presence of the Moses

served, I mostly pushed it around on my plate but managed to take a few bites to keep my head from spinning. As I forced down swallows, I remained quiet and listened to the polite chatter in the room. Luckily, everyone was so swept up in their new guest that no one seemed to

from his seat and tapped a spoon against his glass.

to propose a toast to the king of Yurene,” he addressed everyone. “And a toast to the friendship

hadn’t expected to stand, and I was still a little dizzy, so when I

and quickly

realized what had

help.”

at the large stain, but

your hands off of

at us from across the table,

was stunned for a moment, frozen

I

out, and moments later, one rushed to my

you, Miss Ca ssandra,” the older woman said, and she offered me her arm. I

are we-” I started to say, but then I realized we were headed toward a changing room. The maid went straight to the corner and opened

the maid and she helped ease me into a new dress. This one was a rich charcoal gray, and the fabric was incredibly

said as she gestured to my soiled dress. “Now, let’s get

her back into the bustling chamber. When I returned to the table, I was surprised to see Adalyn and Asher were gone.

Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me

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