Chapter 56
Ituned to see Askhan wearing a smile on his face. It was hard to take my eyesoff him as I rock in his selede appearan
The was fully dressed in an attire fit for spines.
Somehow, he looked even more landirme than be normally did. He carried
None of them mattered to him. All he seemed to focus on was me. À mon but he barren acted like he saw hrs.
“There you are “He stopped in hont of me, the smile never leaving his face.
You sound bike Virve been looking for me “Thad a grits on my fare,
nly you know,” There was a knowing look in his eyes as he spoke,
with a charming grace that made eve
and through her hair, trying to get him to turn his attention ta her
II Askhan was bothered by the reporters and cameramen around him, he dafnt art like he cared at all.
His voice seemed louder than before as he spoke “When the party starts, I like to have the honour of getting an opening dance with you.”
Temuldn’t help the grin that made its way to my face. The reporters were eating it up and gushing over hole time we sewer.
I nodded my head, the smile still on toy fare. “Yes. I would love to”
The cameras all panned to me, the lights almost bliniting with how many shors they seemed to be taking. I could already imagine the beaffines the would come out of this tonight.
Arocal scandal between the two nobles of high families?
Inwardly stickered, still keeping a cool and calm expression on my face. Askhan extended an arm to me and I gladly took it.
As we walked to the front door, I couldn’t help but turn by gaze to Froste who was standing there. He looked at Askhan’s arm which was interlaced with mine. His brows seemed to furrow but otherwise, has expression didn’t change much
Then his gaze drifted down to my feet and a small smile broke out on his face. I looked down and realized why he was smiling. The tho
Before I could turn away, he was already making his way towards me. He hadn’t changed one bit. He was still as handsome as he’d always been Maybe even more.
“May I have a dance with you?” He asked, his eyes glinting with something Leouldn’t quite make out.
Istraightened my back and looked at him. His royal highness has already invited use for the opening dance. Please get out of the way.”
He looked stunned his whole face turning pale in an instant. Whatever he’d been expecting to hear, it sure as hell wasn’t that
Askhan looked surprised by that but he quickly got over it. His eyes narrowed on Froste as he sized him up
“I never thought that you, a foolish man who is so easily deceived, would be the best student according to the Elders. It’s truly a shame for somecta like you to be in such an esteemed position.”
The sound of someone lightly hitting a glass took my attention to the front. There was an elder standing there, wearing a calm expression, as
at us
“I welcome you all to the second stage of the student selection. Tonight’s banquet marks this stage. Bear in mind that there are no specific toples and wchten tests of any sort,” He explained, his eyes raking over all of us
I frowned. No topics? It must mean there had to be
other art that would determine who passed and who didn’t
“I want to see the best and truest performances of the noble ladies and young masters. His gaze seemed to linger on me as he said that.
He turned to the crowd once more. Good luck. And may the odds be in your favour.”
1 sucked in a breath, trying hard not to panic or everthink anything. Askhan must have noticed my silence as he leaned closer to me.
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The old man likes to make things Don’t overthink anything. Let’s damer
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