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.

is very impressive, Jacob. It says here you have a daughter

daughter now," he

"Will

she be joining us

I'm not sure.

"A free spirit?"

Mackenzie is he chuckles,

one that somehow escaped,"

sounds rough," Delgado lauglis. "So, just you

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"Guess so," he nods.

to do this. You are an

the 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

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come with me, I'll show you around, Delgado stands handing him his resume binder back. Jacob takes it and stands. "My King, he bows

at home I see,"

up, but there's this look on his face. Like he knows something I don't. Maybe it's the irony of his situation. I see where she gets it from. Her ability to hide all those emotions she just loves to keep inside. She learned it from this man here. "You're very generous, My King," he says in the same

blood, but

me,"

know her well. How do I get her to forgive something

the gentlest of my children," he says. "Quick to forgive. It would have had to be something very serious for

"It was,"

f***ng, and fighting. Not always in that order. The nerd ***, well. You just gotta put her in front of a computer and watch her free herself. That one can be dangerous. Perry doesn't know

I acknowledge the information with a

they say in unison. Delgado

"You're a b

the king take someone's head

upset my son's mate. If you knew her, you'd know Perry isn't the kind of person who is easily-insulted. She's all I have left and she's been through enough for him to mistreat her in any kind of

loud enough for me

the head of