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The guests all grew excited and broke into hushed whispers. More and more people gathered on the dance floor.

Arron ran away as soon as the lights dimmed. I breathed a sigh of relief.

When the spotlights lit up the stage, Laura, dressed in a gorgeous dress, strode onstage gracefully. She looked more elegant and demure than she had been at a ball I'd attended many years ago. She no longer looked so domineering, but she had a calm air about her after experiencing so much hardship.

While Laura was talking, Rufus suddenly approached me and whispered in a low voice, "Your earring is stuck in your hair."

His breath tickled my ear, but I willed myself to focus. I quickly touched my hair and found that my earring was really stuck there.

around awkwardly and tried to take off the earring, but I couldn't get

Rufus reached out and

As soon as he was done, I stepped away from him cautiously,

worry. Your kids are safe

I had already stepped aside, I still felt

was onstage. Only Rufus and I were standing in the corner, whispering, which made me

swallowed my messy emotions and feigned calmness. "Arron was curious about the ball, so he snuck in

sneak in. You should just bring him with you.

glance at him, but he quickly caught it and we locked eyes for a moment. "Is something the

mosquito," I said quickly. I averted my gaze. For some reason, I felt guilty in front of

a fly." I could never admit defeat in front of

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