“You are going.”
“Yes.”
“And Rhen?”
“He is leading.”
Veya looked away.
Dax saw the tension enter her shoulders at the sound of his brother’s name.
“You do not have to discuss him.”
“I do.”
She tightened the robe around herself.
“I never wanted Rhen. I need you to understand that.”
“I do understand.”
“The tether makes me aware of him, and sometimes my body reacts before I can stop it. That makes me feel as though I am betraying something when I want you.”
Dax crossed the room but stopped several feet away.
“You cannot betray a connection you never chose.”
Her gaze rose.
“What happened between us was real?”
“Yes.”
“You are certain?”
“I know the difference between wanting a woman and responding to someone else’s magic.”
A faint smile touched her mouth.
“You are surprisingly decent for a male carrying that many weapons.”
“Do not spread that around.”
The tension between them softened.
Dax sat beside her but left space between their bodies.
“I do not regret last night.”
“Neither do I.”
“It remains complicated.”
“I know.”
Veya looked down at her hands.
“If I am tethered to Rhen, does that mean you and I cannot continue?”
