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Her swearing voice was disturbing the least. She looked at the young man with wide black eyes as she bore her fangs at him, provoking him. He hissed back at her, an utter insult for someone of his own standing and the woman gripped her glass. She raised her pale arm, letting it go, intending to throw it at him when Kai stepped in the middle.

The glass landed on his face, breaking, red liquid running down his body and staining his white clothes. The two siblings gasped in unison, the ballroom completely quiet as they witnessed the scene with anticipation. Ash extended his arm, grabbing the back of Kai's shirt, his expression filled with concern. He gulped, feeling finally scared. He wasn't scared of the Duke and the Duchess, he couldn't care less about them, he was scared of Kai's reaction.