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Rhys Mackley

Pay For Your Lies by Khai Hara

Royal Crown Academy series

he saw her. he wanted her. full stop. she has a boyfriend back home. he doesn't care.

Tropedark academia
Spice level🌶🌶🌶🌶
Love languagewords of affirmation
Would he text backabsolutely,

who he is

rhys mackley is rich, arrogant, and has clearly never had to work for anything in his life…

except thayer.

he saw her. he wanted her. full stop.

she has a boyfriend back home. doesn’t matter. her boyfriend is the actual worst and rhys knows it and you will know it too within about two chapters.

what gets you isn’t subtlety, because there isn’t any. it’s a guy who is way too aware of where she is and who she’s with at all times, and who has fully given up acting like he isn’t.

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Rhys Mackley aesthetic

Rhys Mackley quotes

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“I’ve seen the way he looks at you, like he’s trying to commit you to memory. Like he’d kill me if I touched you when you’re not even his.”

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“I get us two copies and give her one and keep the other in my wallet next to the one of my parents.”

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“I’ll repeat it as many times as it takes for you to believe me and I’ll wait as long as I need to for you to come back to me.”

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frequently asked questions

what book is rhys mackley from?
rhys mackley is from pay for your lies by khai hara, book two in the royal crown academy series.
what are rhys mackley’s tropes?
team captain, dark academia, she’s taken and he doesn’t care, possessive mmc, jealousy, obsessive pining.
how spicy is pay for your lies?
🌶🌶🌶🌶 — a lot of wanting, a lot of jealousy, and rhys being entirely too aware of her at all times.
is pay for your lies dark?
darkness 2/5 — toxic relationships, jealousy, possessive behavior, and emotional manipulation. check content warnings before you start.
does pay for your lies end on a cliffhanger?
no — you get a happy ending.
what should i read if i love rhys mackley?
caught up by liz tomforde and fall with me by becka mack hit that same possessive athlete energy.

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