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"Should I go with red colour or amber colour?

" Jasmine asked herself, confused

nChanging the dresses with the flicker of her fingers, she was deciding on what to wear when her head started to ache as the images of a girl standing in front of a mirror, and changing her outfits for what seems like a party, started to appear.

n'Jesus! What the hell was this all about?' She thought as her head started to clear again.

nLooking at the red dress that had amber stones on the left shoulder and amber frills on her hand and the hem of the skirt, she smiled visibly satisfied. Just the perfect thing she was looking for.

nClicking her fingers, she did her hair in a loose bun, with a few strands falling on her face and back.

nSince she was not a big fan of make-up, she just applied eyeliner, mascara, a little blush, and lip gloss to her natural plump pink lips.

nSatisfied with her reflection, she nodded at herself one last time before going to the main Hall where the dance was organised.

nSpotting the Alpha king on the two stairs upstage, she smiled in satisfaction, when she saw the red coloured handkerchief in his suit's jacket that matched with her dress.

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"Jazz? Oh my god! You look so beautiful!

" Catherine gushed as soon as she saw her entering the hall while pulling on Sam's sleeves,

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"Honey, look at her, she looks so beautiful.

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nAlpha Sam, who was talking to some other alphas, turned around at his wife's words, and was visibly shocked when he saw Jasmine looking so beautiful.

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"Were you always this beautiful, or we are having some delusion?

" He asked, earning a slap on his shoulder from his wife.

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"Thank you, Alpha and luna.

" She said absentmindedly, her eyes trained on her target.

nDamien, who was talking to Chris and Sean about the arrangements, smelled the familiar smell in the air, and his eyes involuntarily looked at Jasmine, who was talking to a couple.

nLooking at her all dressed up, he couldn't help but gulp at her temptation.

nShe was a pretty girl no doubt, but the thing that was more annoying to him was that she looked very much like Victoria, if her hair and her attitude are ignored.

nNoticing that he was thinking about a girl more than it was deemed natural, he squinted his brows, scaring Chris and Sean, who were standing and talking to him.

nSmiling when Jasmine saw that she caught his eyes, she was about to go and greet him when she noticed the former queen Rosaline standing on the stage.

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"I Rosaline Roosevelt, welcome you all at our humble aboard, and thank you for attending this dance.

nLet's begin the first dance with our former alpha and former Queen, which is me-

" She laughed, making everyone laugh at her words.

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"- that will be followed by our Current alpha king dancing with a girl here to announce that he will be giving this kingdom a luna soon,

" Rosaline said before the former alpha Theodore took her hands in his and started the dance.

nWhile his parents were dancing, gazing at each other with loving eyes, Damien couldn't help but remember that dance at the university where he had danced with Victoria as his mate for the first time.

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"Excuse me.

" He excused himself, feeling stuffy with Victoria's memories.

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"You miss her, your mate, don't you?

" He heard a voice from behind and closed his eyes in annoyance, knowing all too well who it was.

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"What are you doing here? This place is only for royals.

" Damien said without looking back.

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"I know, the guards wouldn't let me in, so I played a little trick and got in when they were distracted,

" Jasmine said shamelessly.

nDamien -

"…

" Does she even notice who is she talking to? Does she even take him as a king?

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"Come on. Don't be mute. I don't know many people here, and almost everyone is busy with their loved ones and friends, leaving me alone as I don't want to talk to disturb them. You are the funniest unknown person, I have met here so far, who is easy to talk to.

" Jasmine continued.

nWell, Chris, Sean and others won't have the same thought.

nSighing aloud, knowing she won't go until he says something, he turned to face her, however, when he saw her standing so close to him, he almost stumbled back in surprise.

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"Dance with me,

" Jasmine said, looking straight into his eyes.

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"What? Are you sane? What gives you the right to order a king like this? Do you even understand who you are talking to? I can finish you with a flicker of my fingers.

" Damien threatened, looking straight into her eyes.

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"You can, but you won't, I know that. I understand who I am talking to. I am talking to a person, who is brokenhearted and is trying his best to shun everyone around him. He is scared of getting hurt, and more than that, he is scared of allowing anyone inside the shell of his heart.

nI am talking to a person who needs someone by his side but is afraid of their betrayal. I am talking to a man who knows how to love but is scared of love itself. I am talking to a person whose heart still beats loud and clear with warmth but shows everyone that he is heartless.

" Jasmine said, moving a step closer by each sentence she uttered.

nDamien, who was too shocked by her words, didn't know what to reply to her anymore.

nHe looked into her eyes and saw nothing but purity and truth and couldn't help but feel like he wanted to trust her.

nShe was wrong, but also right in soo many ways.

nSeeing that he wasn't replying to her, Jasmine placed her hand on his chest before saying again,

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"Dance with me or-

" She said in a threatening voice, making him squint his brows at her in suspicion.

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"Or what? Are you threatening a king?

" Damien asked, his emotions that had become haywire for a brief moment, getting back in place.

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"Or, I'll tell everyone that the big bad wolf sleeps with a woman's nightdress in hand,

" Jasmine smirked, making Damien widen his eyes in shock.

nTill now, how much she had observed him, Jasmine was clear with one thing, and that was, he cherished his bad image a hell lot more than anyone can imagine, and thus, threatening his image was the only thing she could use right now to make him agree to her arrangements.

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"You wouldn't dare,

" Damien said, his eyes getting dark and voice a lot colder than before with a hint of his alpha tone to scare her.

nJasmine, who never had any effect from someone's alpha tone on herself, looked at him straight in the eyes, before smirking,

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"Try me.

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nWith that she turned on her heels, winking at the guards who were guarding the place and were both confused and scared thinking about when did she go in.

nDamien, who was left alone with her provocation clenched his fists before moving towards the Hall where his parents' dance was about to end.

nLooking at Jasmine that wasn't standing too far and was talking to some male wolf, he clenched his fists again before speaking,

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"I would like to invite miss Jasmine to have a dance with me.

" He said before moving to Jasmine, who had a cunning smile on her face.

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"May I have the honour of having this dance with you?

" He asked politely, shocking everyone.

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"With all pleasure,

" Jasmine said proudly before placing her hands in his, however, as soon as she placed her hands, Damien pulled her with a jerk making her crash in his chest, as both of them felt those shocks once again.

nTurning her around, twirling and swirling her in the air, he landed her on the ground before placing his hand on her waist and making her place her hand on his shoulder.

nOne step at a time while gazing into each other's eyes, they both started to dance as if lost in the romantic song.

nDamien, who was imagining Victoria instead of Jasmine, and Jasmine, who was lost in his amber eyes, danced like a real couple for the next 5 minutes.

nAfter some time of dancing, Jasmine smirked and removed her hands from his shoulders and started to jazz dance with him. Damien, who saw her dancing, followed her suit, chuckling at her, once again shocking everyone.

nHis parents, who had gone back to announce his marriage with Laila came back, and were visibly shocked when they saw their son dancing with Victoria and chuckling like that.

nIt had been so long since they had seen their child smiling like this and couldn't help but feel relaxed for a moment. However, the main question here was, Victoria was alive?

nOnce two songs ended, Jasmine bowed to Damien, respecting him for the king he was before moving back to her place.

nDamien. who immediately felt the loss of warmth that he was enjoying earlier, squint his brows and was about to back down when he suddenly smelled a rogue who looked like had hidden his scent earlier, and that scent was losing its power.

nClosing his eyes, he tried to smell from which direction it was coming.

nAs he smelled it coming from the right, he opened his eyes right on time to see a man rushing towards him.

nBefore that man could plunge the knife in his heart, he lifted the man, holding his neck, all the while looking straight into Jasmine's eyes.

nHe wanted to show her that he was really heartless. With his other free hand, he plunged his hand in the man's chest before pulling out his heart in front of everyone, making everyone gasp at the sight as the males covered their females' eyes to protect them from seeing the horrible sight.

nMany screams of horror echoed in the room, however, the face on which he wanted to see the hint of fear was smiling as if nothing happened.

nBefore Damien could say anything, Jasmine walked to him before taking out her handkerchief and wiped his bloody hands with it.

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"We don't want that nasty blood on your hands now, do we?

" Jasmine said, shocking not everyone there, but also the alpha king itself.

nBefore he could say anything, he heard a voice, he didn't think he would be hearing anytime soon.

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"Jasmine?

" Danny said.

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"Danny? What are you doing here?

" Jasmine asked shocked before running towards him to hug him and kissed on his cheek in front of everyone.

nDamien, who saw this exchange, clenched his fists before he saw who the person was, and was visibly shocked when his suspicion was proven right, before he muttered,

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"Daniel?

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