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RHYS POV

I was very late, which was my intention. I wanted her to wait and feel what it was like to wait for the unknown. I had at least four guards with me when I alighted from my car. She was in a vast, long forest that had a cabin nearby. I already had some guards to scout the place and report back to me if they noticed anything unusual. Lily was the bud you should never trust, no matter how innocent looking she was. She was leaning against a tree, and when I arrived, she straightened and smoothened her hair back from her face. She started to say something, but then shut up. I imagine that the look on my face must be so uninviting that it scared her for a bit there. That was what I wanted. She needed to understand that I wasn’t the laid back alpha she always knew. The guards spread around me to protect me from unforeseen dangers, and with Lily, it was bound to happen, especially since she was affiliated with Arabella.

“This is a weird place for a meeting,” I said to her.

She nodde