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108: Dancing Royalties

Author: avalondra
last update Last Updated: 2025-11-09 23:47:20
“…Escort?”

For a moment, Danice’s mind went blank. She glanced at the beautiful hand extended toward her, then at the man with long black hair. His eyes were a bright blue. For an instant, she expected to see the icy silver-blue eyes of that man, but these were different—clear and radiant, like the ocean under the midday sun.

Under everyone’s watchful gaze, she slowly placed her hand in his and stood up.

“…Alright…” It didn’t matter if this man couldn’t dance, as long as she could get away from Yvette.

Danice smiled politely at the others. “I’ll be excusing myself then.”

She turned and walked away, leaving Yvette staring at their backs with a deep, unreadable gaze.

Once she was far enough, Danice exhaled in relief. Fortunately, she had managed to dodge the question. But… how long could she keep this up? Would she be able to make it through the night without Yvette discovering who she really was?

She had introduced herself to several people, after all. It was only a matter of time befor
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