RHYS’ POV The last time I remember being this happy was when I was dating Kyndall. Thinking about being as happy as I was with Kyndall now that I was ‘with’ Denova annoyed me, so I decided to be happier. We weren’t dating in the conventional sense – I hadn’t asked her to be my girlfriend yet officially, and she hadn’t broached the subject – but, we were hanging out more. And having s*x more. Lots of it. The day for our family meeting was fast approaching, and I was dreading it with every fiber of my being. My grandfather insisted I invited Denova. This was a problem because 1) She wasn’t really my girlfriend and 2) I didn’t want her to meet my crazy family. I had managed to keep this cool, calm and collected, incredibly smart and good looking façade in front of Denova all the times we

