Chapter 154 The First Dance

Aubrey’s POV

When Mariana suddenly appeared, I didn’t say a word. Instead, I turned to Alpha Henry, curious to see how he would handle it.

His expression hardened instantly, his pupils narrowing into a dangerous slit under the light. “Something you need?”

The coldness in his voice was a sharp contrast to how he’d just spoken to me moments before.

The werewolves around us immediately picked up on the shift in the air, the low murmur of whispers spreading like ripples across water. Mariana clearly hadn’t expected him to greet her with such chilliness.

She glanced at me, smothering the resentment in her eyes with a smile.

“Aubrey looks beautiful tonight. But Aubrey used to be Henry’s fiancée, so it wouldn’t be right for her to open the dance with him. What a pity. I was really looking forward to seeing them open together.”

“Looking forward to it?”

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I arched a brow, then took Alpha Henry’s hand, my lips curving. “Well, since you’re so eager, I wouldn’t want to disappoint you. Alpha, shall we open the dance together?”

The center of the hall had already been cleared for the opening dance, waiting for the evening’s main figures. At my words, the surrounding werewolves began to cheer, closing in to form a circle around us.

Mariana’s expression soured completely.

a smile. “Aubrey, you misheard. I just meant… you’re practically half a Miguel now, and with your past relationship with Henry, it’s not really


let out a quiet, derisive laugh, but before I could answer, Alpha Henry

and the crushing pressure of a top alpha filled the space in an instant. The poor man didn’t even make

cold snort, seized my hand, and strode onto the dance floor, declaring for

world, I only dance

eyes widened, and she hurried after

Henry stopped mid–step, his dark brows drawing

who said you

with open disgust.

cutting into her like knives. From behind Alpha Henry, I tilted my head, smiling sweetly

don’t call me Aubrey,” I said

laughed. Mariana’s eyes reddened with fury, the faint glint of her canines showing as she

and stepped forward with Alpha Henry, taking

that was when


minute. My partner was supposed to be a beta

firmly at my waist, the heat of his touch burning through the thin fabric, making my skin

like yours, they’ll be too busy staring

her, pressing my lips together and focusing on

steps.

I’d never seen him dance before, yet his movements were so effortlessly graceful it was as if he’d been born knowing how. Every turn carried a commanding ease that couldn’t be

“Focus.”

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