Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 16 Teny

"What happened after?" Lask even though I shouldn't

Hot days from

"He left. For almost two years, we didn't know where he went. When my father tracked him down. He was living in his Lycan form in a cave two hundred miles away from Chilion. Eve begged me not to bring him back, but he was my little brother. And we had been mated for almost two years already. She was five months pregnant. "My mother moved him into the village away from us. He was there a few months before he came to me. He apologized and I thought we were doing great. He comered Eve during one of her art shows and we fought. She was w giving birth to our daughter. "Dad took him up to his study. Mom sent me to pick up Annie from school so they had time to calm him down. She was eight at the time. When I retuned my mother was passed out ut the courtyard surrounded by our guards. I could hear him. screaming inside. He was sitting in fron in front of my bedroom door covered in her bloodl James looked me right in the eyes and said that all of this was my fault. If I had rejected her, he wouldn't have done what he did. 1 attacked him and we fought. He had gone feral in that cave and my father didn't think to tell any of us thinking he would come back when he saw that things were as they should be.

"Talmost killed him. When he woke up again, he swore that he would make my life hell for the rest of our lives. I sent him away against my mother's wishes. She hated Evangeline and passed a law to never mention her again. I told her if she ined to erase her I would do the same to her son."

Just not in front of her. I say trying to lighten the mood. It works because she grins.

I think we've made her suffer enough, he shrugs. "James is really smart. He's very charismatic,

"Yeah, I got that," I agree. "Down to the way he dresses,"

"Right," he nods. "I can't take the throne without a mate. I'm the King in name, but it's not official until I'm fully mated," "We're not fully mated now?"

"No, I mean. We are, but we have to get married through the council of Lycans. You have to take the oath and there lies the problem. James doesn't let us get near the council building. As an alpha and a prince, he has access to the packs all around the world. "It's considered an honor for an alpha to go feral and still be able to control his shift. Even if he's more unstable and crazier. Others like him think he should be the King in my place, but for that, he would have to kill me and he's not strong enough to do it," "Which brings us full circle. Kill your potential mates so you can't ascend the throne," *Correct.

"That's pretty smart. I admit. He laughs. "I mean, it sucks for you. But holy shit. That's brilliant. Not only is he keeping you from becoming the king. The piece of shit is making you look like a ***h," "Right, he says offended.

"I'm on your side, big guy We're team Lycan King, but you gotta give credit where credit is due,

"Perry," he growls. "Shut up,"

"Where is the council building laugh.

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Chapter 16

In Nova Scotia."

Dude, Holy that You're royal-royal," I laugh. "Tell me about the former mate potentials. What were they like?"

"Submissive,"

No

INO

No

did you hear about

me

"Last year?" I laugh

looking for a Beta Female and he dropped your name. Said you were trouble. He said your

changed Darren's on our marriage certificate to be an a***ole after he said there was no way

cute," he says

I took out an alpha near Oak Grove. They were trafficking unmated teens,"

"I

alpha only sipped his alliance because of me and he made

surprised he

truck and Jacob totaled it to get me to stop. That was on the first anniversary of his death. It's probably why he wants my house. It's the biggest in the city. The water damage done to their house was too much. It would, have been cheaper to tear it down

I

set anything on fire in my yard,"

laugh.

I blame him?"

"Why do you bla

"Because it's

*****

it's his fault"

happens,"

his fault." I

pats my hand. "Tell me what happened. You know my

I don't feel bad about what happened to you. Your mate sounds like a social climber,"

I need you close. I'll just make me want to give you what you want that much more. Just help me understand

Chapter 16

her because she was a beta. He was fucking Alice Cooper, if he breaks our deal,

been dating for a couple of years. She was that rogue ***h's mate. But an alpha

Liam's

Liam had Luciel Garrett attack the East Towers. Darren had pitched the towers to the Alpha two years prior. We had just gotten into the Beta program and I designed them for him. He put formations in place. We used to get high together in the academy. When we weren't fighting we were doing weird shit like that. The alpha didn't hesitate to repurpose the towers used for this new security protocol. The entire city went on high alert. Morgan was staying in the

me and apologized for breaking his promises. That was the last time I ever heard his voice in my head crashed my car when our connection broke. I was in a coma for six months. "When I woke up, Morgan and Calvin were mated. Alice had been taken by Liam. She's how I

died when I was four. My mom killed herself when I was nine and Morgan's family took me in. She was like my sister and I know how much she suffered when he rejected her. I know she accepted him because she

cabin of his ridiculous car. Oddly, I'm not the one crying. huh?" I scoff. "I I feel angry, but but that burning sensation that leads

crazy his throat. He slows down and pulls over. His hands cover his face.