Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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"Bitch, I growl shifting gears. YLI GLADY SHOW YOu Why you'RONIY rAnkeD NUMBER fOuR. F***k her," Wow," the King laughs.

"What?"

"You would have tried to kill her if I hadn't hauled you out of there," he scolds. "You're supposed to be making allies not threatening to kill them.

"She wanted to keep Jordan there. I am not leaving Bunny's guy there to be fondled or fanged by f***king vampires. You saw the same thing I did. You heard what Dash said. I'd gladly kill any of them to get him out and she questioned me.

"Did you hear what she said to me? Do you really think I'm going to let that slide because we're friends? F****k that. I used to let her get away with it when the old man owned me," I growl. "She can lick my whole **le now,"

Jordan can barely contain himself in the back seat. The adrenaline in my system is making me jumpy and my wolf wants out. I grip the necklace around my neck to remind her that if she were to shift we die before we can see this through. It works just barely enough for me to try and calm myself.

"I just want to thank you," he says through his laughter. "I really thought you were going to leave me there. I was going to lock myself in a bathroom,"

"Yeah, that wasn't going to help,"

The King laughs. I head back to the bridge and I don't see any unexpected acquaintances again.

"No else wants to

NO

She

one else

to know who the human in the body bag was?" Jordan asks once we get past the checkpoint. was human?" I ask.

u're not a little bit curious about that?"

"It's better not to know," I shrug. "You're not supposed to ask or see what's in the package. It's one of the biggest rules they enforce in basic training," "Is it one of your least favorite rules?"

"No, it's one of the rules I actually like. You deliver and they do what they would with their package, it has nothing to do with you. You walk away without knowing anything. My least favorite rule is the absolution of an order. There's no I can't do this. You can't give back what you've taken. The only way out is death. Yours or-" I probably shouldn't be admitting to this. "Or?" Jordan asks.

'Or the offering to replace the order you refuse,"

"Have you ever refused?"

"I shake my head. "But io one did. The former rogue king. He trained Violetta and me. Falcon called him his best asset. Until he refused to take out the Hellion Triads. Falcon almost killed his entire family as compensation and then he -made him do it anyway.

what's left of the Vivaldis all because

thought he went crazy and killed his family," the King says staring at me with the horror I've felt

It's nothing compared to some of the s***t the

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doing now. We're not allowed

don't want him close to me? You don't

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or made us do. It's made a real change. "But the s***t about taking people out is that it leaves a gap waiting to be filled and there are others like the Falcon. Like Calvin and his father. People

willing to put your life on the line, they hide behind their sl**es. You're a lot of things, but you're not a coward," "You

to be the King of the deadliest species in the world or

world. Except for the little hybrid thing we just visited. I am going to have nightmares about her. Her face when she went into hunting mode. Lillies is going to love it

You

at the opportunity to

did some of the murals at the academy. That big painting of the village in the foyer was him," the

at? You know,

see what she made?" the King

"Th

t work for you?"

of blocks away from the first location and remove my jacket. "I need you guys to stay here. Not because I don't trust you or anything. I have to be in and out of there without triggering any alarms. Can you please not make this harder than it has to be?" I reach into the back seat to get the duffle bag I tossed back there before I knew Jordan was coming with us. Inside are some paralyzer darts, my mask, and my guns. I twist the silencers on and tuck the guns into my holsters. I take a couple of deep breaths

start thinking of ways to get around the houses should anything go wrong. There are three pups and a female in there with him. I take five darts from the bag and hope that none of them react too badly to the anesthetics in here. I

know I said by

it back. We're here and I'm

have to

seeing this side of you," he nods. I reach to open my door only to have the king

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