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 me…

asked just low enough for me to

apologized. “I’m sorry, my

around. “Perhaps some food and

rvants appeared in the banquet hall 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, I

to be in the presence

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

rose from his seat and tapped a spoon against his glass. The room fell silent and he cleared

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

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

and quickly searched for a

said as he realized what had happened. “Please,

help.”

at the large stain, but

hands off of

Asher glaring at us from across the table, his face sullen and agitated.

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

I

called out, and moments

me her arm.

The maid went straight to the corner and opened

too stunned by everything to react. I obediently held my arms up for the maid and she helped ease me into a new dress. This one was a rich charcoal gray, and the fabric

and returned to your room, miss,” the maid said as she gestured to my soiled

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

and Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me and offered me a

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