Rhys moves his hand from the seat to rest an open hand on her lower back. Ve finally flinches, everything else she can stand, but physical contact is way out of the norm and this is so gentle.
Soft contact is nowhere in her memories. The only physical contact she has is during training and has a completely different feel.
It is obvious who Rhys is talking about, but it is literally like you can see five minds working overtime trying to process the information contained inside such a simple statement. Ve is the name of Rhys’ bodyguard, an incredibly uncommon name, but it just couldn't be.... It is not possible.
"Is Ve short for something?"
While unlikely there could be another, it could be a shortening of Vivian, Viola, anything except for what they are thinking.
The laughter continues
