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Rhys chuckled “I don’t think I’ve ever rendered you all speechless before”

Archer countered, “I don’t think you’ve ever hit us with such a bombshell before When did you decide this?”

“It’s been in the works since the night Zoey toldthe sadness he noted in his friends’ eyes “It’s not an easy decision for ht, I need to fight”

“For her?” Hunt offered

Rhys nodded “She can’t do New York City, and understandably so, but I can do Sacra”

Archer cocked his head “She’s the one, then?”

“I think we all knew that fro ask, but I’ll be renting ar club Archer, you can handle Phoenix until we get someone to step in les, but—”

“Lethis typical sly sure all this out, but I really hate to break it to you, buddy; you’re not going anywhere”

Rhys tipped his head back and let out a frustrated breath “Please do not give me a hard time about this It’s not easy to leave any of you” He dropped his chin and glanced between his friends “But this is happening I’ht”

Hunt’s sot the war us, what Ianywhere, because an arrest warrant was just filed for Jake Zoey flew back to New York City with her parents to speak out against hi Between Hilary’s statees”

Rhys rose, thrusting his hands in his hair He et soht filled hiainst Jake He’d been so worried she lost herself like Katherine did, but he’d never been happier to be wrong He shut his eyes and breathed deeply, gathering his thoughts, then he glanced back over his shoulder “She came forward?”

Hunt nodded with a warm smile “She came forward”

Ten o, he was ready to walk away froht His plan set Of course she’d completely derailed him; that had been her style since day one Rhys

turned away from the“How do you know this?”