Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter

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The strength of four or five alphas is correct. My claws cut through her like it was nothing. Nate is a fucking idiot. Had he transferred the position over to her he wouldn't have made it out of the city. What the hell was he thinking? If the old man. would have found out

before I did, he would have made him kill her himself. What the hell was he thinking?

"Are you okay?" the King asks. He's driving now. I open my mouth to try and explain to him what happened when my phone goes off with the tornado warning siren ringtone.

"Please, don't say a word." I whisper and lift my phone to answer it. He knows. Fuck. "Mr. Falcon. To what do I owe this honor, sir?"

"Don't brown nose me. Pernicious, he growls. "Did you think I didn't know about your little alpha buddy?"

"I took care of it, sir,"

Tve been very patient with you, Pernicious. And now you've gone and become an object. I am very disappointed in you,"

"Belonging to the Lycan King isn't going to interfere in anything, sir. I promise. I made sure Nathan knew his place before leaving. Everything is where it should be,"

"Not everything. Terabyte. I'd prefer you to be sitting at the head of the table. I'm glad you showed dear Nathan his place. Don't let it happen again. Understood?" ""Yes sir."

"Fucking wolves," he growls and hangs up. I hit the play button to listen to the recording and then send it to Nathan so he sees how badly he fucked up. My heart is pounding in my chest "Who was that?" the King demands.

"Vladimir Sokolov," I answer. The owner of Lycan Tech,"

Lycan Tech?" he turns to look

here in the city. It's the only city he could have done it because our alphas truly don't

"You're afraid of him,"

lucky I killed her. He would have made

even find him? No one knows where the fuck

his room when we were in the academy. We came across this code on the dark web. It was a very sophisticated puzzle and we cracked it.

and Jacob was drowning in delit. Lycan Tech saved us. This thing saved us and all he asked for in return was our loyalty. We all took a blood oath. Nate and have been the only ones to live long enough to

think it would be a problem. I haven't heard from him in years. This shit that Nate pulled. I'm not surprised he knew. He was probably waiting for my reaction. Nani told me he made

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know that better than I do," I stare down at the blank phone call. No way to trace it. No way to call

shit ton for you," he scoffs. "It's a four-hour drive. Why don't we get some food and we start when

less tense?"

into a burger stand and

""What?"

catf

time you eat

time we got chicken nuggets, he

welcome," I say jumping out

his phone out. I pretend not to see it and open the door for him. He looks up at me and then walks in without commenting. I am going to ignore that. It never happened. We order