Chapter 152

• He swallows hard before nodding his head.
• I stand from my spot and go around to the other side of the bed. I look him over as I go around, he’s still without a shirt so I’m looking for normal areas of skin that I can use to give him positive physical touch. As much as every abused wolf has feared being touched, I have found that the worse their abuse is the more they ultimately crave such attention.
• Even with his eyes closed his body stiffens as I slide into the bed. I move into the center until I’m right behind him. My closeness is increasing his nervousness but so far he hasn’t moved away from me.