Chapter 6: Chapter 6
It was clear that he was uncomfortable with the attention, his primal instincts urging him to either fight or flee. To ease his discomfort, I decided to take him back to our apartment first, to help him clean up and settle in before we ventured out again.
在公寓里,我给Greg洗完澡后帮他擦干身体, I noticed the stark contrast between his coarse, matted fur and my own soft, human skin. His body was powerful and muscular, yet there was a certain vulnerability about him, a fragility that belied his size.
He stood still and let me tend to him, his dark eyes watching me intently, almost wary, as if he expected me to hurt him. I tried to be gentle, to show him that he was safe with us.