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RASHA WATCHED AS JAK RECOVERED and moved to ask one of the girls to dance. They'd probably be delighted. Rasha had heard them talking about the rumors of how handsome and charming he was. They wouldn't be disappointed. She'd seen his charm first hand. The young prince of Buku annoyed her, and she didn't make any pretense of her feelings being otherwise. He fit into a memory she couldn't place but it was his abrupt and arrogant manner that bothered her most.
"You seemed more than a little bored so I thought I'd rescue you," he said.
"I don't need rescuing, but you will if you don't pay more attention to what's going on around you."
"I don't understand," he said furrowing his brows.
"That's my point. Are we going to do this again?"
"Do what?"
"Threaten each other without a proper i
