Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 6

Terry

The two of us get back down to the first floor where there is a team of Lycans ready for us with packages and paperwork.

"Where

would you like to set up?" Silas asks.

I can't just stay in my room?"

"I have options? I c

"No, the King would like you at a more public location,

"You got anything outside?

"Plenty of places, my lady, one of the other Lycans nods

"Show me the outside. Let me think about it,

"All right." Silas bows and leads the way out

The courtyard is beautiful from down here. The pillars have pretty vines growing around them. There are pretty flowers growing around the stone surroundings and the scent is out of this world. Past the courtyard is a massive stairway that leads into what I'm thinking is a village dedicated to those who work for the King.

"She doesn't have shoes on, someone whispers.

""What?" Silas looks down at my feet.

It's cool.

I don't like wearing them anyway, I wave him off and start the journey down the stairs counting as I go. "Eighty-

"Sorry?" Silas asks.

to be rough going

he points to

"That would

have been great information before I ran down here,

me," he admits. "You have a

to shut up or that I'm going the wrong way. I'm here to

Just his little pet wolf,"

to know," he smiles and then

you have a

anything with a pretty pattern on

as soon as possible. I can carry you if

I wave him off. Tm fine. I

Okay," he nods.

me about this place. How public a workspace are we

kind of had a place in mind. It's an old greenhouse on top of what we call the Vista. It used to be former Queen Alegra's greenhouse but she doesn't come here anymore. The plants died out, but with a

former King after he was banished. She went home to her former pack with what is left of her family there and

up to what he referred to as the vista moves away from the village itself. When we get to the top of the hill, I get why it's called the Vista. The glass house is built on a hill right in front of the castle

feel the threatening sensation coming off of them as I get closer. She was really into plants because silver is really good for them. Helps prevent plant blight I follow Silas up the walkway to see that the system follows along the sides where there is a single shelf that follows up to the platform. The platform is just an open space at the top with a small round room where the bathroom is. What's captivating are the open panels that let the sun in. This place is built to be an amazing eco-friendly place. It recycles the rainwater. Most of the glass

to face him. "This is where I want to take my

entire place was subpar

He takes

Eve

prince and I'm sure she did it because of his status. She was here a year before the King returned from his studies in England. She destroyed our home and our leaders. Jonas and James were very close before she came along. She was charismatic and maybe she

a lovely girl. Very prefly, but it's hard to love something that destroyed our kingdom. Jonas is my brother and what she did to them may not have been her fault, but you'll never see anyone speak of her here. The name Evangeline Porter will always be a blight to us. The sickness

to never bring it up with the King. It sounds complicated. I know very little about Lycans. One thing that is taught in our schools is that if we ever come across one, submit. Don't try to fight them. They're beasts with the kind of power that makes a wolf seem like

Chapter 6

"Nice big desks. Some couches a little kitchenette for snacks. T think we can make this

more available places? We have office space in

want to give me a tour of the village, I would love to see But this place is perfect. It's secluded and

came

of attack. Hit one and the entire city is alerted. He was seventeen when he ca up with that plan. If I may, I would like a floor plan of the entire property. I want to