Vincent Territory

Chapter twenty eight | Naked truth

Penelope

The name stood bold in fancy black letters above his left pectoral; Above his heart.

My heart throbbed a little at the sight but I quickly brushed it off hoping the name wasn't his lover's.

Maybe thats why he doesn't want me.

Throwing my gaze at the ground I couldn't help the wimper that escaped my mouth.

He wasn't even hiding himself.

I was literally seeing, everything.

But I'd given him my respect by not looking down there....

"Alexis." At the sound of my name I had to resist the urge to look up so instead I tilted an ear up and I could hear him breath a long breath. His heart was racing.

Why?
Adrenaline maybe.

"You can look now." He said, his voice rough and filled with an emotion unknown to me.

Slowly, with caution I raised my head, silently saying thanks that I was in my wolf form. If I were in my human form right now my face would be flushed and in the brightest shade of red.

When I rose my eyes to meet his tall form however, they were paused mid rise because he had moved. Now, he was seated on the dirt with his back toward me.

I stopped breathing.

I had seen this before.
In my dream.

With him sitting at a distance with his back to me. His back was revealed now and the marks were the same as I had dreamt it. Taking a closer look at his seated form I noted that his knees were to his chest and as if feeling my gaze on him he bowed his head.

"You can change back. I wont look." Was all he said and I shook my head but then remembered he couldn't see me.

My clothes were back behind the tree where I had changed near the castle. No way was I goi-

"It wasn't supposed to be a question, I was just trying to be polite. Change back. " he said in a stronger more harsh tone.

Polite my as-

"Alexis" he warned.

Huffing out a breath so he'd hear me I circled where I stood so my back would face him and had an inward battle with myself.

My mind refused to submit to his demand but my body was ready to reveal itself.

But I couldn't though. He couldn't see me naked. He'd see everything.

My scars.

I wimpered again.

"I'm not asking you again. I can't talk to you when you're a wolf."

With great reluctance I willed myself to relax. I'd face away from him. Do the same position he was in. I'd hide myself that way.

With a crack and a mass of pain I changed back to my normal form. My body in the same position I was in before. On all fours with my back to Payne.

It was cold out here without my fur.

Quickly fixing myself so I'd be mirroring what Payne was doing I let out a breath of air.

"I-I'm changed." I stated unnecessarily. Were we really doing this? Sitting naked in the woods near a beautiful lake and just what? Talking?

Why did after taking note of all those things the thought that we'd be talking had me more nervous than ever.