RHEA'S POV My fingers clutched the flowers and held them to my chest as I pushed past and followed Aleksander who was still looking for the Vase. "There's one down here", I told him, opening a lower cabinet door under the kitchen island. He whirled around and dropped into a crouch, grabbed the vase and stood up with a victorious grin on his face. "Ah! There it is! See, I knew I had one. Funny that you knew where it was, though. You seem to know my house better than I do these days", He shook his head. "For now", I tossed back without thinking. As soon as I spoke that, the vase immediately slammed down onto the counter so hard and I thought it would shatter in Aleksander's hands. He released the glass and placed both palms on the counter's edge, knuckles turning white. From the side o

