** Rhea’s POV**
"Rhea?"
I didn't have to look up to know it was Lucas. His voice was soft, the same voice that used to make me feel safe. Now, it just felt like a bruise being squeezed.
I lifted my head slowly. He was standing right there on the path in the pale morning light, looking down at me with pity in his eyes.
"Lucas?" I whispered.
The air between us was cold, but suddenly, something shifted.
The smell of the frozen garden vanished. It was replaced by the scent of deep rain and dark woods.
It was Caden.
The scent of him was so thick it felt like he was pressing his chest against my back.
A sudden heat flared under my skin. My heart, which had been slow and heavy for Lucas, began to thrash wildly for the man I couldn't see.
I turned my head just as I thought I heard some
