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I was afraid it had so to do with the fact that he’d been in California for over a month now and I had yet to ot to ot Scared I still hadn’t done enough to give both Lia decision and not be able to reverse it, and evenone of them Both ht hadwhen I’d becos

But then I looked over at the guy walking next tos after Rhys left me--and only to men who held my heart

"Kennedy, I have a question for you," Rhys said suddenly, his deep voice ru in the dark as alked back to the condo with tons of fresh food and full sto to askto be personal, and probably aard for you to answer because it’s kind of aard for me to askbut I really want to know I’ve wanted to for souy It was obvious he didn’t know about me" It hadn’t been a question, but Rhys still looked at me with a raised eyebrow

"No, he didn’t," I confirht before you showed up that I was going to tell hireat ti, then"

I rolled my eyes and scoffed

"But if you didn’t tell him about me, did youdid you tell him" He drifted off andand turned to face me "Do you still have to be in control?"

"Yes," I admitted softly

"And with hiet into this with Rhys because he knew thatcontrol was purely physical and sexual But then I remembered how he’d started this conversation, and how hard it had been for him to ask his question, and my shoulders fell as I said, "I lose it with hiht any I would try to stay in control, but I wouldn’t hold on to it for more than a minute He demands it--silentlyI don’t want you to think he ordersBut it’s just how he is He takes control"

"And you let hih it wasn’t a question, I nodded "Yeah, I did"

Rhys started to look uncoain, and he stumbled over his words when he asked, "Anyone else?"

"No I was always in control except for when I ith you and Liaround "Rhyswhy are you bringing this up?"

With a heavy exhale, he looked up at me and said, "Because I wanted to kno h burst fro that I lose control with him answers that for you?"

Rhys watchedhow you e met, I knew exactly what Ito ht after that hen you stopped trying to control the relationship, and you just let us happen Everything about you and us changed then"

"Wait, what? Control the relationship? I never tried to control relationships, I control anything physical"