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

you alright, Ca ssandra?” Kaleb asked just low enough for me to hear and

“I’m sorry, my

around. “Perhaps some food

night’s dishes. A symphony of fragrances filled the room and danced on my tongue, but no matter how delicious they smelled, I didn’t have much of an

too agonizing to be in the presence of the

to take a few bites to keep my head from spinning. As I forced down swallows, I remained quiet and listened to

one of the Alpha King’s councilors rose from his seat and tapped a spoon against his glass. The

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

stand, and I was still a little dizzy, so when I raised my glass, my wine sloshed and

in shock and quickly searched

said as he realized

help.”

napkin and began to blot at the large stain, but ther moment he did,

your hands off of

eyes to see Asher glaring at us from across the table, his face sullen

moment, frozen in place, until Bert suddenly

I

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

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

to say, 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

me into a new dress. This one was a rich charcoal gray, and the fabric was incredibly soft. let out a sigh

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

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

and Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me

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