I watched him utterly shocked, opening and closing my mouth a few times like a damn fish pulled out of the water. He always acted like Mister know-it-all, but now his usual demeanour is actually freaking me out. How? I mean seriously, how does he know that?! Does he know Dominic? No, I don't think so. Besides, I have a hard time imagining that Dominic would tell anyone about rejection, even more so tell some foreign Alpha. "H-how do you know?" - I finally breathed out. He watched me for a while, and to be honest, if his previous statement was a bluff my expression must be all the confirmation he needed. Kein, like nothing ever happened, turned his attention back to the stage. "Later. Ceremony is about to start and you should join your parents over there." - he tilted his head to the