Shedding Truths

Prisana immediately jumped up from his arms and sat upright to search his eyes. Their bodies were still connected so this small and innocent movement made her beast flinch. The lynx flinched herself as she detached herself from him which earned a slight frown on his part but it faded away. She was staring at him with the most roundish sparkling eyes that even made him chuckle.

"Really?" she asked him.

Her husband and beast took a long deep breath and met her unwavering gaze. "Yes, really."

"...That work trip I went to, it actually had to do with my demons."

This was it. More ugly yet beautiful truths would be shed by her beast. She patiently waited for him to speak as he stroked strands of her hair, as if trying to formulate his words.