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

heavy sigh as I swap the chips. I close my eyes 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 up. That way

the King answers.

repeat 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 desk to set it up. Once she locates where he is, all the other speakers turn off. "Is that your

everything for him. Might as well.

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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, I say loud enough for everyone to hear. His nose flares but one person flinches. **** head tilts and his smile falters. "Oh, s***t.

Oh,

step back. Tm

t on you, Little Wolf. That was all me, he cranks his

run for the door. I mean it wasn't exactly a

out hitting his ankle. It makes a squishy pop as he belly flops onto the floor with a bounce. His legs rock forward hard enough to tap the back of his head. The King and both start laughing when he cries out and the guards surround him. I didn't

T

clean," he says and continues to work on the computer

guards. That was clean I'm not even going to unpack that. I don't think he knows what's

involved?" Silas asks

he's taken away. Silas groans and storms out after them. I didn't even realize he had a girlfriend. I wonder

friend and you laughed at him.

the guy. What are you talking about?- his tone is dismissive and I understand. I