RHEA
"No," I snap immediately, my breath quickening. There is a soft pause at the other end of the line, and for a moment, I thought he hung up, a thought that makes my face fall in disappointment, but then his voice comes again, deep and melodic.
"No?" He repeats, that sleepy drawl to his voice that makes my heart skip a beat. "Give me ten minutes, princess." He curses under his breath. "Make that half an hour. There's no way I'll be able to make it through the distance in ten."
"I'm serious," I say, forcing myself to glare at the phone, ignoring whatever feeling was brewing in my chest. "The sooner I stop the games, the better for the both of us... The better for me."
"I don't want you to come." This time, I'm grateful that my voice sounds firm enough for me to mean it. "The call was
