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Rhysand's POV The wedding preparations were in place and my skin crawled whenever I was called to participate in one thing or the other regarding it.That was only one of the things that made my skin crawl. Aaron announced his wedding and the whole company and its employees couldn't keep shut when they heard that our parents were getting married. I found it hard to keep my head up whenever I heard the whispers. Just what has that old man gotten me into? How could he choose to get married to her mother amongst all the influential widows in the city who would add value to the company?He picked someone who I hadn't heard of or known except her hard-headed daughter who had constantly been a pain in the arse.I was a man of perfection. Always wanting more and nothing less and so far, Bridgette had managed to keep up to my taste, even higher, but her guts were revolting.She was almost... untouchable and it made me enraged that she prided herself as such."Mr. Rhys-- Rhysand." My new sec
