Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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I get ***."

dressed and step out of the bathroom to see him sitting at the loveseat by the television setup. I'm glad that the provided outfit today is a pair of light denim jeans and a pretty blue blouse. I look around for my shoes and I freeze when my eyes land on the bed. growl and go over to the bed pulling the bedspread and sheets off needing to get rid of them. How f*****g dare she nest. like this. My wolf howls inside of me pressing against my abdomen. My knees hit the floor as she cries out trying to stop me. "No." 1 1 shout and she stops. "You don't get to do that, Crystal. You don't get that,"

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I groan when she lashes out at me pushing against my throat to let me know she's upset about me

Enough, I I growl falling on all fours." ying her nest

I push her down gasping for air. My body is trembling with rage. She settles and then I feel her pain flood my body. I sit back on my calves and let her howl. I stay like this until she's done. When I open my eyes the King is crouching in front of me. He lets out a heavy sigh and places his hand on my head.

should have cleaned up," he says gently. "I just didn't know how you would react to it,"

"It's not your fault" I shake my head feeling a little woozy,

TII have it cleared out," he nods.

I lower my gaze because I can't even look at him. I can't believe she did that. She nested for him and he let her. To say I'm upset with them both is an understatement. The first I nested, I was seventeen. I remember choosing Darren's side of the closet and him handing me pieces of his favorite clothing and the sheets we had just made love in. He was so happy.

"Don't ever let her do that again, Jonas," I say looking up at him so he knows I'm serious

"You can't change what comes naturally to her,"

"You can do whatever you want with me, but do not torture my wolf with something that's never going to happen. We're not the same. I'm not like you. I'm not a complete animal. I'm asking you as a friend. Please, don't let her do that again."

"Okay," he agrees and stands up. He takes my hands and pulls me up. "Let's get you out of here. I'll have this cleaned up,

He holds up my Vans and motions me to follow. There's a new pair of socks inside. I slip them on and then my shoes as we walk down to the elevator. If my reaction bothered him, he doesn't show it. When our bond opened up. I felt all of him. But I'm getting very little now. I stretch trying to calm myself a little more. "Your wolf's name is Crystal?"

"Yes."

"You'r

"You named her?

"No, she told me her name was Crystal the night we met,"

"Explain that to me,"

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and they

say we're

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would be stronger joining our ranks, her turned on

"Have you?"

coven just outside of Red Wood. They're

"No s**t?"

INO

If we go back for my cars, I'll

you let me

know

would

Woul

"Why w

you assume I don't?"

around.

you serious?" he

Mhun,

my cars," he smirks. "How does a nineteen-year-old wolf become as rich as he did?" he holds up a tablet to show me Darren's Wolf Bing Profile. "You

me the money to invest. Red Wood is stupid as

"Three

"Yes,

You

Mack is Darren's little sister," have a Lycan

doors ping and then slide open. "But yeah. I guess

Is she

after their mom and baby brother died. She took off and we haven't heard from her since. It's probably for the best though. She was aggressive and very unpredictable. She tried to kill Morgan more than once, "I would have let her," he grins and walks

not leaving until I see my daughter, you big a*** ****g animal," I hear Jacob's growl as

is going through a

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their direction. Silas and another Lycan step away from him. He visibly relaxes. "Terry," Jake, giving

he did something to you. I've heard the others talking about you being attacked by his

past his shoulder. "You're okay," he says stepping back so we're at arus length from one another. His eyes land on the King's mark for a second and he nods. "You look

growls. We both back away from

protection. All of us. Especially Mack," he answers. "We

fed, the

back at him and

his head. "How did you

f***?"

don't have have

I laugh. "I should have

the others," he says shaking his head.

to make