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"I am busy," he said curtly. 

"Oh!" her reply was laced with despair. "Actually, father has again called for another round of party – a formal one. He wants to announce that our wedding has been postponed." 

"You don't need a party for announcing that," Daryn was so furious at her games. 

"I know! I told him the same thing, but he insisted that he must announce so that the pure bloods don't get negative vibes about this alliance. Everything has to be politically correct, you see…" her voice trailed off. It was in fact Maya who wanted the party to announce it, so that every pure blood saw her depression and it would gain her sympathy. This would further create pressure on Daryn. 

"I am not coming!" he replied in a clipped tone and disconnected the call. Running fingers through his hair, he got up from the bed and knocked on the bathroom door. "Open up Dawn."