Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter

27

Jonas

"Stop calling me that," I growl.

She sighs and stands up.

-That is all you are to me, Sir. she bows her head politely. I am at your service for whatever you need.-

"Don't say that, Perry," I look up at her. Tm sorry."

"So am I. her voice is ****e. Tears slide down her face but she no longer looks at me.

Is

"Okay," I stand up not wanting to make things worse. "You can take the day to rest. You can go back to work tomorrow morning.

"You're very generous, My King," she says when I get to the door

T

I want to turn around and tell her to knock this s***t off, but I feel f***ing exhausted and I just close the door gently without looking back. Dr. Alvarez is standing next to the door waiting for me to leave. "You deserve that," she says quietly

"Make sure she eats, doctor. She'll just pick at her food and move it around to the plate to make it look like she's eaten. Put a hydration pack in her drink. It's not easy coming back from alcohol. I put a little Xanax in there too just to make it easier on her. I can't take that emotion into me anymore. She She's not going to let me. I'll be in my study," "Does she know you do that?"

doesn't f***g matter anymore. Just make sure she's in good condition. I'm testing her out on the field in two days so don't let her sleep all day. She's all yours," "That's what she means," she says as I start walking again. I pause You're just not going to try. You've always been that way, Sweet Prince. It hurts the way it does because you love her or at the very least you love parts of her. You've changed so much since she's gotten here. I'd hate for you to revert back into the beast that woman turned you into,"

I look back at her to see her already stepping into Perry's room.

Fuck

this

down to the lobby to get the hell out of here and find Jacob f***g Phurry dressed in a suit talking to our leading hunter. It has to be his interview for the hunting force. I stay back listening.

says here you have a daughter and a

the daughter now," he

"Will

be joining us

I'm not sure.

"A free spirit?"

Mackenzie is he chuckles,

a caged one that somehow

lauglis. "So, just you and

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"Guess so," he nods.

know you don't have to do this. You

kids graduated from the academy, their appetites grew. What I made was less than picket change to them and they asked me to quit several times themselves. Guess I'm old fashioned like this." "We're a dying breed, Plurry. My kids tell me the same thing.

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Delgado stands handing him his resume binder back. Jacob takes it and

home I

gets it from. Her ability to hide all those emotions she just loves

not be your blood, but she's your

flatter me,"

get her to forgive something s***id

he says. "Quick to forgive. It would have had to be something very serious for her

"It was,"

knows how. Shifting, f***ng, and fighting. Not always

I acknowledge the information with a nod. The two

say in unison. Delgado

"You're a b

brave wolf, Phurry. I've seen the king take someone's head off for just staring

easily-insulted. She's all

says it loud enough for me to

the head of security and staffing comes out of