The moment he felt Rhys’ touch, Ren was so surprised that he gasped and nearly jumped back. But his rebellious feet remained rooted to the ground, so he could only pull his head away. Now, he was staring wide-eyed at Rhys, obviously saying without the use of words, “Dude, what the f*ck?”
‘Are you trying to give me a heart attack?!’
Of course, it also goes without saying that he was now blushing. Quite furiously.
He raised a hand and covered his ear with it, hoping that his reaction could be chalked up to his earlobes being sensitive.
Seeing Ren like this, Rhys swallowed.
"Sorry,” he ended up saying again. “That…" For some reason, he was unable to bear the awkwardness of what he himself had done. He looked away. "You can answer using the earpiece,” Rhys went on, his unseeing gaze dir
