Forty Eight

Alpha Rhys' POV

Who is that woman?

I know it sounds like a rhetorical question given the fact that I know she's the guest doctor.

Apart from that, who could she be?

Why does she affect me in that manner?

I had to excuse myself from the hall. I couldn't take it anymore.

The dining hall was large but in that moment, I felt very suffocated. It felt as if the walls were closing in on me.

I've never been so affected by a woman before. The only woman who had made me feel this way is Arabella. I never knew another woman could ignite such feelings within me.

This woman just came yet I can already tell that things are not going to be easy. She's trouble, no doubt.

I walked to the East Wing to catch my breath. From the sliding glass on this wing, I could see through the window of the dining hall.

I watched Emma. She engaged in light conversations with everyone. She seemed like the type to flow well with people even though she just met them.

She laughed.

It was the most beautiful sight I had eve