Chapter 55


    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 vige, 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 disys of love. It warms my heart.”


    Adalyn looked surprised by his words but epted 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?


    A sigh escaped me…


    “Are you alright, Ca ssandra?” Kaleb asked just low enough for me to hear and his lips curled into a


    concerned frown.


    “Yes,” I apologized. “I’m sorry, my head hurts a little.”


    “I’m sorry,” he said, and then he peered around. “Perhaps some food and drink will help.”


    Se 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 didn’t


    have much of an appetite..


    It was too agonizing to be in the presence of the Moses family.


    Once the food was served, I mostly pushed it around on my te 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.


    After a while, one of the Alpha King’s councilors rose from his seat and tapped a spoon against his


    ss. The room fell silent and he cleared his throat.


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


    friendship between his country and Wega. To friendship!”


    “To friendship!” everyone repeated back in 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 ss, my wine sloshed and spilled


    all over my dress.


    I gasped in shock and quickly searched for a napkin.


    “Oh, Ca ssandra,” Kaleb said as he realized what had happened. “Please, let me


    help.”


    He grabbed his own napkin and began to blot at therge stain, but ther moment he did, I heard an


    angry voice.


    “Keep your hands off of her.”


    I raised my eyes to see Asher ring at us from across the table, his face sullen and agitated. My heart


    nearly stopped.


    Everyone was stunned for a moment, frozen in ce, until Bert suddenly appeared.


    I


    “Can I get a maid?” he called out, and momentster, one rushed to my side.


    “Let me help you, Miss Ca ssandra,” the older woman said, and she offered me her arm. I epted it


    gratefully and she led me out of the banquet hall.


    “Where are we-” I started 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 closet of spare dresses.


    I wanted to ask what their purpose was, but I was 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 was incredibly soft. let out a sigh of relief. This gown was much morefortable..


    “I’ll have this one cleaned and returned to your room, miss,” the maid said as she gestured to my soiled


    dress. “Now, let’s get you back to the banquet hall.”


    I simply nodded and followed her back into the bustling chamber. When I returned to the table, I was


    surprised to see Adalyn and Asher were gone.


    Kaleb was busy speaking with Oliver and Linda, meanwhile, Bert approached me and offered me a


    smile.


    “You look lovely,” he said, and then he inclined his head across the table at the empty seat. “Lady


    Adalyn and the Alpha King had urgent business to attend to.”


    “Thank you,” I replied, though I didn’t know why the words had escaped my mouth. Where had they


    really gone?


    I finished the rest of my food in silence. I was grateful no one was sparing any more attention on me.


    That disy had been so embarrassing.


    Once dinner concluded, the table was cleared, and everyone stepped out onto the dance floor.


    “I would love to learn one of your Southern dances,” Kaleb mused as he helped. me to my feet. “Could


    you teach me, Ca ssandra?”


    Heat spread to my cheeks at his question. I was a little nervous to answer, but! knew I couldn’t say no


    to the king of Yurene, not when he’d been so kind to me.


    So, he led me out to the dance floor. A soft orchestra began to y, and as the music filled the


    chamber, Kaleb offered me his hand. I took it timidly and then began. to teach him the dance of


    Wega.


    Much to my surprise, Kaleb was a fast learner. He had a natural rhythm about him, and when I asked,


    he exined that he’d lived in the South for a few years during his childhood, so he had once seen


    others perform it.


    “I’m surprised at how well you dance,” he remarked as we swayed. “Where did you learn?”


    “My nanny,” I replied without missing a beat. It was true. Erika had taught me many things. She’d once


    told me that she used to be a music performer when she was young and traveled all across the


    country. It wasn’t until she’d married her husband that she’d decided to settle down here in Crescent.


    Once her husband died, she stopped performing and became a maid to support her kids.


    She decided after that to teach me singing and dancing, and though those techniques were not very


    appreciated in a warrior family, I was happy to learn all I could from her.


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    Kaleb tilted his head slightly as he spun me around. “Where are you from, Ca ssandra? You don’t look


    like the others here.”


    “I’m from Wild Crawler,” I exined. “It’s a small Pack near the border. It’s tucked away near the


    forests.”


    It was then that I realized I’d made a mistake.


    I shouldn’t have said I’d learned from my nanny. In fact, I shouldn’t have been this good at dancing at


    all. Ca ssandra Keller was a vigemoner. This kind of dancing was only taught to those of the


    upper ss.