Chapter 10. A Dance

She lifted her hand, slowly reaching towards his, but someone grabbed it from behind. “What’s going on here?”

Quinn knew that voice so well, rich and deep with so much familiarity. “J-Jeo?”

Quinn looked back at him, watching as he smiled at the alpha king while still hanging onto her hand. “Oh, Alpha Zayd…! We are the star of this party and we have yet to even greet each other.”

“I couldn’t care less about this party or greeting you. This woman here has all of my attention.”

Jeo’s eyes twitched, the obviously fake smile on his lips threatening to falter. “Is that so? Well, she’s my… my ma~”

“Babe, I was wondering where you went.” Delilah showed up behind him and he quickly let go of her hand as though it was infected by a contagious and threatening disease. “We were greeting the guests, why did you suddenly leave?”

“This is the alpha king, Delilah. If anybody should be greeted, it is him.”

Delilah bowed her head instantly and Jeo gestured to