Surrounded by Five Beast Lords novel Chapter 71

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But instead of mung to the bar Dora lok pitying smile tugged at the corner of hi

She didn’t even bother to reply and parave Castsat walked briskly back to her team without a sex sexd ghana

That look cut deeper than any words could have, but Cassian

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With the handshake ceremony over, both teams retreated to their

According to the schedule, a short window of preparation time remaned before the toas officaly texas

Cassian took a deep breath. Then, arranging his features into an expression of tender desoos be voted for drawing gasps from the crowd and a flurry of camera flashes from every

Iris had been sitting nervously, waiting for the finals to begin, when the ww Causen walking

staged expression on his face. A bad feeling immediately sented in her mor

Cassian stopped in front of her, dropped to one knee in a show of devoted tenderness, zod paled out a ring fr pocket, one set with an energy crystal clearly prepared long beforehand.

Then, in a voice loud enough to carry across the arena and dripping with artificial warmth, he bege. To back you fee always being by my side through all of this, for supporting me for cheering me on

“Having you here, especially on a stage as important as this, is the greatest motivation I could ever ask for

Tve been waiting for this moment for far too long.

“Today, right here on the final battleground, with everyone match with me.

“Say yes, and we’ll walk side by side from now on, sharing every triumph

“Your future is mine to protect.”

His voice drifted through the arena’s speakers, and the crowd exploded.

“Wow, a proposal right before the finals? That’s so romanti

“It’s Cassian and Iris. The Shawn family and the Southwell family

“I heard the Shawn family doesn’t have a female heir and Cassian has him. If Iris marries him, won’t the whole Shawn family basically

“Look at Dora’s face”

“Wait. I thought the marriage contract was with Dora

Now that you mention it. Dora is the Southsel fami

am formally asking you to enter

“And Iris is the daughter they found later

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this is going to be good.”

Cameras and eyes from every direction locked onto the scene for an insum enim/ was standing, eager to capture her reaction.

Dora raised an eyebrow and folded her arms, watching the whole performance unfold wish dear of cold mockery beneath the surface.

“Getting pretty desperate, isn’t he?” she murmured to her teammates. “Lorks like Cassin’s Fa needs to find himself a backup pantry.”

Elmer’s face turned dark as he glared at Cassian’s back, his hands curling into fists at his wr

‘That preening peacock, he thought. ‘He’s just trying to get under Dora’s skin

Clive watched with cold detachment, as if he were witnessing nothing more than a tedious ciren t

Lioren let out a snort of contempt. “What an idiot.”

Milo pushed up his glasses, his sharp eyes darting from Cassian and Iris to the VIP sections before he nodded quer understanding.

He said, “The Shawn family really does have their hands everywhere. They’re actually going to post through a ge match right here on the spot.”

But Iris, the female at the center of this grand gesture, was completely frozen in shock.

She stared at Cassian kneeling before her with that carefully rehearsed look of devotion, and her mind was flooded images from the past two days that she couldn’t push away.

She recalled the cold emptiness in his eyes when he shoved his teammate toward the alien beast back at

sight of his back as he fled without a single glance behind him during the breakout.

She also remembered the false warmth in his voice when he talked her into staying in the competition at the hotel, and the barely hidden calculation and desperate ambition burning in his gaze just minutes ago.

Romance? Devotion? A future together?

No, this was nothing but pure, shameless exploitation.

He was absolutely proposing to her just to get access to the output from her Spatial Realm. If they could inalize the mar right there on the spot, he would be able to consume her Realm’s produce and replenish his crystal hergy

The man’s scheme was plain for everyone to see. He was using this grand public stage to back her into a corner where the had no graceful way out.

After everything that had happened in this competition, she had finally seen Cassian for what he truly was selfish how to the core, and utterly hypocritical. There was no way she would ever agree to be matched with him

She had no intention of becoming his sacrificial lamb someday when he decided to chase some even bigger prize

Under the weight of countless eyes and Cassian’s expectant, almost impatient stare, Iris shook her head. The monies w slow, deliberate, and utterly unyielding.

She took a single step back, creating a clear distance between them. When she spoke, her voice was steady and calm. carrying a composure that stood in stark contrast to the fragility everyone had always associated with her

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# Tim sorry, Cass. I can’t accept that right now!

A wave of gasps and whispers swept through the crowd.

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