Rhea POV
I think I knew the answer to that. He would just turn out like everyone else, and I didn't have the strength to go down that rabbit hole. I'd rather cut it off before anything happened.
I thanked him again, but he flashed an amused smile and corrected, "No need to speak to me in that formal tone. Red is enough."
Not replying to that, I slowly spun and started back towards my room, still shivering slightly but feeling way better. Every now and then I was reminded of those terrifying moments deep inside the pool. I was so close to dying. And as much as I owed Red my life, because I might not be breathing if he hadn't saved me, I still didn't want him close to me.
No matter what fuzzy or warm feelings he gave me. My trust had been thrashed more times that I could count.
I acted
