Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

"Oh, mother moon," the Queen cries out when she comes in without knocking. I look back to see her staring at them eyes. wide with her hand on her pearls. "Your majesty. Maybe try knocking next time. I could have warned you,"

This

i

is my home, she dismisses me. "Are these real?"

"Yes, I fail at hiding my laugh.

weren't at dinner, she comes over to me and starts inspecting the guns without touching them.

I'm weren't

not hungry. It was a long day."

"Yes, I saw it

it on Wolf National, she sighs. "You're quite the troublemaker, Local L**,

he buys them I shrug. Tm not apologizing for what

at first, it looks bad. But I understand," she sits on one of the chairs at the tea time- table. At least, that's what I think that's for. "Jacob told me some things about you. I hope you don't mind, "As long as you don't, I shrug, "He can tell you whatever he wants. They're

father. The only one

I look them all over and wonder why the f****k I brought all of them. But I oddly feel safer now. Like I have a little bit of control. I go

from what Jake has spun into her head. I know how he sees me. I've always known, but it's not the truth. Everyone sees what they want to see. That kid in the diner saw something that didn't exist anymore. I signed that picture because I'm no one to burst his bubble and who knows? He could be the next generation of betas to take the city. To try and make it a better home. Neither of them knows that the s**t that happened with Darren was just the final straw to all the other f****d up s**t I've had to endure.

you love her! "With

I

stopped going to either one. Bills started piling up. She stopped taking care of herself and I started pickpocketing. Selling ***t on the streets to keep the one-bedroom apartment we lived

the ATMs all over the city. I paid off a lot of her debt and I tried to get her some help. I reach into my pocket and show her the yellow

wolves who need tumors removed. It stops the accelerated healing around

like that our bathroom. I

of stories about me and it's nothing compared to what

family. There is this weight on me. Weight I've been carrying my entire life and I'm tired, Ally. The bad outweighs all the goodness that I once held on to. I don't want to be strong anymore." "You know, I never believed in fate, she wipes her tears away, "I rejected

I could never keep up with him. He was always the center of attention. As most alphas are. And I knew my family wouldn't be able to handle those scandals. I couldn't believe that was my fate. "And then my parents arranged for me to meet the prince. I told him and he thought it was funny, I fell in love with this man who had been raised the same way I had been. We had so much in common. When I finally was able to get pregnant with Jonas, I came across my mate again. He was mated and had three sons. He'd changed so much. Grown. You might know him. His name is Archibald Menekus,"

The f

"Yes,she smiles. "That's him,"

"Do you regret it?"

happiness than I could imagine. It brought me, my sons, and my baby, she smiles. "Fate

my

head

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