Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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"You did it," the King repeats. I take it with me to get to the main motherboard. "Wait, you're going to test it? Here? Right now?" Silas all but panies.

"Duh.

Dun,

"What about the laptops?"

"This is my laptop."

This is our entire business setup and collective pack census. If this leaves us vulnerable we're f***, he growls. "Nothing I've ever made left anything vulnerable. I control it from here. Who's going to let anyone in?" I ask "You control it," he points at me accusingly. "Not us. You. You can let the wolves in. My King

He looks over at the King as if he were asking him to do something about me. I turn to the King and shrug. The decision is his to make. I'm not taking offense to his outburst. Silas isn't wrong. I just don't care to do what he's implying. Old me wouldn't have hesitated. I also wouldn't want to upset the big guy any more than I already have without provocation. He stares back at me without saying a word for a long while. "Put the chip in," he orders.

My King, Silas growls. "It was bad enough that we let her build here,"

"That was an order, Pernicious," he keeps his eyes on me.

"Are you sure? I don't want to turn this into a headache later. We've been chill this past couple of days and I am in a great mood, right now. This isn't hurting my feelings or anything. He has a point," we stare at one another for an uncomfortable amount of time. "Perry," he growls standing straighter. I almost jumped out of my skin.

"Yeah?" I step back with my hands up.

plug that

sir," I spin around to do as he asks. Silas lets out a heavy sigh as I swap the chips. I close

look over at the King and he gives me a nod. I hit enter and everything starts to shut down. The lights all turn off and then come back on. I quickly write what to say to the King so he can set it

the King answers.

some phrases so I can store your voice recognition profile," she begins to say words and phrases for him to repeat. He goes back to my

already did everything

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but I stand by what I said, he tucks his arms behind his back with his chin held high. Silas wouldn't have been a terrible friend growing up. In fact, he might have kept me out of trouble. I love that he saw something that didn't seem right and didn't hold back to make himself heard. "It's cool. I still think you're the traitor,

Oh,

take a step back. Tm

Little Wolf. That was all me, he cranks his neck

that the guy tries to run for the door. I mean it wasn't exactly

King and both start laughing when he cries out and the guards surround him. I didn't mean to kick him that hard.

T

was clean," he says and continues to work on the computer "No one

I'm not even going to unpack that. I don't think

she involved?" Silas asks the guy

storms out after them. I didn't even realize he had a girlfriend. I wonder what she looks like? He

laughed at him. I tell

What are you talking about?- his tone is dismissive and I understand. I want to