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?

escaped me…

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

“I’m sorry, my head

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

serve the night’s dishes. A symphony of fragrances filled the room and danced on my tongue, but no matter

agonizing to be in the presence of the

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 notice me.

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

addressed everyone. “And

unison, and all around me, 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

gasped in shock and quickly searched

as he realized what had happened. “Please, let

help.”

the large stain, but ther

off of

my eyes to see Asher glaring at us from across the table, his face sullen and agitated. My

moment, frozen

I

maid?” he called out, and moments later, one rushed

the older woman said, and she offered me her arm. I accepted it gratefully and she led me

but then I realized we were headed toward a changing room. The maid went straight to the corner and opened a door to reveal a whole

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

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

I returned to the table, I was surprised to see Adalyn and

Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me and offered me

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