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Ashton
One of the most difficult things I had to do in my entire life was to allow the fake king to take Hayley dancing. I wished I could have broken the glamour right then, stabbed my sword in his heart, and ended his ridiculous reign. But we had to wait until it was all ready. Until we could act.
So I swallowed my pride and my rage and stepped back, my heart tearing in two at seeing my mate dancing with my worst enemy.
I retreated to the edge of the dance floor and grabbed a flute of champagne from a waitress. I didn’t plan on drinking it, but I didn’t want to just stand there looking like I was up to something. So I pretended to sip from the flute while following Vasant’s every move and watching where he took my mate. Across the dance floor, Sanna and General Xuan stood, also wat
