CHAPTER 141: MONOKINI.

I looked at myself in the mirror, not sure how to feel about how I looked.

Apparently, the folded clothing he handed to me consisted of a pair of red fishnets, the kind I had seen on Ava’s legs earlier, and a blood red, shiny, stringy monokini.

In my entire lifetime, I’ve only seen a monokini twice.

The first time was during a pool party that had been organized on the last day of senior year, because Kevin took it upon himself to educate me on the different kinds of swimwear.

The lecture was quite bearable, so I held on to it.

Well, some of it.

The second time was here, in the club. Ava had on a glittery sea green colored one that really complemented her skin color and eyes.

But despite seeing them, I’d never imagined that one day, I’d be standing before a mirror, clad in one. A very alluring one at that.

I couldn’t help but feel excited. Not just excited but...confident, sexy, so many things. The way it hugged my petite, curvy frame was what I liked about it the most. The way it cupped my twins, exposed my back, and pronounced my ass just did it for me.

But feeling all those things couldn’t change the fact that it felt weird. You know, having all my goods on display and all.

Did I mention that the materials that covered my sweet pot, tits and ass were made up of threads? Like extremely light ones. They gave you a vivid idea of what lay behind them, causing you to crave the specimen more and more.

So, yeah. I believe you can understand where I’m coming from now.

I looked into my eyes in the mirror, taking a slow, deep breath in an attempt to calm my racing mind and nerves.

I wasn’t wearing it for everyone to see, just my mates. What was the worst that could happen?

I reminded myself that I was a woman on a mission. A mission to know the things that lie deep within the hearts of my mates. To know the things that hold so much value to them.

I couldn’t back down just because I felt weird and shy. My mission was more important than that.

So, I took a step forward by reapplying my hot cherry lip gloss that Tristan had fallen in love with, hoping Troy and Theo were going to do the same.

The thought of meeting Troy and Theo, alongside Tristan, sent sparks through me.

It hadn’t been so long since I saw them, but I really couldn’t help it. Something about being with the three of them at once made my heart swell with so much content. Like I couldn’t possibly need any other thing from the world at that moment.

I ran my hands from my cheeks to my neck, down to my collarbone, and lower. Images of the things they could do to me in my monokini flooded my mind, causing my heart rate to pick up real fast.

"They are waiting for us." Maria chimed in my head, pulling me out of my haze.

"All of them?" I asked foolishly, and she didn’t answer, which was no surprise at all. "Okay, but do you know what they’ve planned? What’s the aura in there like?" I threw the questions at her like daggers, helplessly.

Why I was asking, I couldn’t tell. But they felt like things I had to know, and she was the only one who could tell me, so, sorry, not sorry?

"All I know is, the longer we stay in here, the higher their blood pressure gets." She said flatly, even though I could feel her anger rising.

"Mine’s rising as well!" I pressed in frustration.

"Because you’ve refused to leave the fucking bathroom!" She spat. There she is. "Just get out of the damn bathroom, and out of your thoughts, hit the fucking nail on the fucking head, and then maybe you’ll be able to save us all from a freaking heart attack!"

I stood still as her words echoed in my head. She was pissed, very pissed.

She hated it when I overthought. She schooled me over and over about how unhealthy it was to overthink stuff and how it could jinx future results. But as a lonely person, it wasn’t something I could help.

"I’m sorry," I muttered, my head bowed in shame. "It’s just a piece of clothing. I shouldn’t have panicked." I apologized regardless.

"Yeah, you shouldn’t have. But it’s okay to panic sometimes, just not for too long." She admonished, and I let out a sigh, nodding my head. "That’s enough pity party for one day. We have to head out, ASAP." She ordered, switching back to command mood.

"Yes, ma’am," I responded, checking myself out one last time. "But you gotta admit, we look good," I said with a tooth grin, wiggling my jiggly ass.

Maria scoffed, huffing. "You know, for a virgin, you sure are slutty." She spewed, causing my jaws to slacken as I looked at her through my eyes.

"You did not," I whispered.

"Sure as hell did." She replied in a bored tone. "Now, will you pack up your ass and leave this bathroom?"

I scoffed at her words, shaking my head in disbelief. "You have a very bad mouth, you know, and I’m only letting this slide because I’m extremely nervous, and not in the mood to argue, but that doesn’t mean you’re off the hook. Not even close." I informed generously, and she had the effrontery to yawn in response.

I gritted my teeth, wanting to clamp down on her, but a soft knock on the door stomped off my anger like it was the butt of a cigarette, leaving nothing but smoke and ash behind.

"Princess." It was Troy, and my heart was pounding! "Are you okay? Do you need anything?" He asked softly, as I felt my vocal cavity dry up completely.

"I ... I uh... I’d be out soon. Just taking a shit." I spewed, slapping my hand over my mouth as soon as the words slipped through.

Taking a fucking shit?!!! What the actual fuck?!

"Oh..okay." He responded, retreating steps following right after.

I earnestly prayed for a hole to swallow me up at once, promising not to scream. But Maria. The worst wolf that ever lived laughed her tail off.

Apparently, she found my horrid situation amusing.

Bitch.

I watched my shoulders deflate as I looked at myself in the mirror, completely at a loss for words.

"Oh, c’mon. You didn’t do too bad. At least, your voice was quite firm, so I have a feeling they might actually believe you." She said, sarcasm dripping generously from her stupid ass words.

My chest heaved as I shut my eyes, trying to calm my nerves. Selene had given me wonderful mates, but a horrible wolf.

Like I always said, she really outdid herself.

Not wanting to be taunted by the feral animal that was meant to be my companion, I turned her out of my mind, building the strongest blocks I could muster to keep her out of my mind.

I’ll keep myself company from here onwards.

I straightened my shoulders again, took a deep breath and blinked back my nervous thoughts.

"What’s the worst that could happen, Bethany?" I asked myself, very much ready to debunk every intrusive thought, but none came, causing me to sigh in relief.

"That’s right. Nothing." I said, loving the new wave of confidence that washed over me.

"Let’s kill this research."

With that, I flipped my hair (for the effect, of course), chuckling to myself at the poor attempt, picked up my purse, straightened the invisible creases on my monokini and took the bold step out of the bathroom.

I paused outside the door for a few seconds to take the last deep breath, then slapped on a small smile.

My heels clicked on the surface of the tiles as I made my way over to them, my confidence level a little over fifty-five.

Healthy if you ask me.

"Finally." Theo groaned, on his feet in a second, pulling me in for a bear hug. "I missed you so damn much, Princess."

"I missed you, too," I muttered, wrapping my short arms around his massive torso.

My skin flushed at the feeling of being bored into. Troy and Tristan stared daggers at my skin, causing it to flush in response.

"How have you been? " Theo asked as he pulled away, his gaze soft, but I could see that something heavy lay beneath his soft gaze. Something that couldn’t help but send shivers down my spine. "Hope Tristan was hospitable? He can be a douchebag."

He commented, causing me to chuckle lightly. "He was a fine host," I said, my eyes darting to Tristan briefly before coming back to Theo. "We went to the shooting range. I tried." I added, a tiny wave of excitement coursing through me.

"So, you had fun then?" He asked, smiling genuinely.

"Yeah, I did," I said, nodding lightly.

"Alright then, come sit. We have a very mind-blowing session to watch. "