Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 45

She stands and I look out the balcony doors to see that the village lights are coming on past the courtyard. I think she's going to leave, but she comes over to me, wraps her arms around my shoulders, and rests her head on mine as she cries. We stay like this for a while before she pulls away and excuses herself. I'm not sure if I feel bad for her. She reminds me of Ellie. She always seemed so in control of herself, but I always knew there was something terrifying under all of that. I sit here for a while. It could have been a few minutes or hours. But it's never long enough. "It's bedtime, Little Wolf, I glance over at the doorway to see the King standing there. He walks in, sets the gun I'd given him on the table, and turns to look at what I did with the wall. "I wasn't sure what you were going to put there," he makes that face and shakes it off before facing me again. "I think we should have inspected all of your luggage before bringing it up," Thank you for giving me that privacy, I laugh.

"I don't like that you are going to bed without supper,

"Supper? I grin. Do people still say that? "Your mom beat you to it. We ate a lot on the road and I feel a little full,"

"I'll allow it this time because I know it was very stressful for you to do what you did today," he says and sits where his mother had been. Thank you,"

"What for?"

"For all of it. For today. I can't remember the last time I had this much fun,"

Tm glad that was fun for you,"

"Oh, so you

from the sunroof

to be fun, I admit. That's what happens when you take my toys away." "You ruined your

few but that one is definitely one of my

study is available for you to use when you please. Except, I be locking

him seems real to me. Not from the way he acts, the way he looks, or the way he speaks. It's something straight

wants me to stay, I tell him. "She's been around

you want, Perry. You're giving me my life back. And if you want to stay with me after, you can. S**t, you can leave and work for the Alpha King for all I care. You can take over Lycan Tech.

keep you here. Force you to be something you don't want to be. You'd resist and we'd end up killing one another. I don't want that. I don't want

today. Indefinitely. I say when he waits for me.

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Chapter 45

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