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Rhys

I'd almost kissed her. And If it wasn't for Lex’s signal, if our lips had met, I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from going further. I wouldn't have been able to detach myself from her.

That was the only thing I could think of as I sped to the border. Immediately Marcus arrived, I had him placed in confinement until he said what I needed. Early this morning, he dropped some names.

As expected, they were nobles who held considerable positions in the council. He also added their different routes of sneaking people in and out of Golden Crest. He promised that we'd get them at night but he wasn't sure of the route they'd use.

I had questions for my uncle. Why and how did he have such information in the first place and was keeping it away from me? But we needed to catch them red-handed first.

I wasn't supposed to meet Dawn. I’d told myself that the day before was the last time I'd get worked up over her. It didn't matter if I wanted a repetition of the night before. However, a