Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 105

A rumbling laugh comes from the wolf. Crystal stops struggling and I feel when her fur starts to get hot. I wave the others off as she shifts back to her skin. I immediately remove my jacket and cover her in it. Her laughter bounces off the walls as she stares up at me. "I don't play possum," she tucks my jacket around her and sits up "Sweet mother moon. What happened? Why am I covered in blood?" The others all glance around at one another as I pull her to me. I lift her up making sure she stays covered.

"Don't worry about it for now. Let's get you cleaned up,"

"Open up the King's quarters," Roy calls out.

is

two wolves come over to us.

way, Your Gra" Roy calls after me.

clean things up,

I clean

They lead us to an elevator and take us up. Perry's eyes are back to normal, but she's exhausted. Once we're alone I start up a warm bath for her.

"You have to stay awake, Perry," I shake her a bit when she starts to fall asleep.

"Everything hurts," she croaks.

me get you cleaned up so you can

mating, and they hurt her. Guilt floods through us. Once she's clean I hold her against me accepting everything she's ever told me. Even if she wanted to stay, she wouldn't be able to. The wolf wouldn't allow

kills me. She's at peace with everything and maybe even

does doesn't it?" I smile

you said to me at the start of

family?" I shrug and set her on

"Now, I say to you: You've been waking up every day for the past eight years to do something***id, Lycan King. . Come sit over here and do

"I'm

don't care if that makes you feel any kind of way anymore.

get upset with me or maybe shut me down the way she always does, but

you promise me something? My

want,

win, she leans in pressing her lips against mine. "No matter how much you want it, don't let the darkness 08:09

a few years, run the blood moon. Train your heir and let that little mother f***er run free. That'll make me very

ah," she pokes my ribs playfully.

to my son and your daughter," she whispers and lays back. Her eyes flutter shut. Just when I think she's finally fallen asleep she snorts. "How cute would it have been if they would have been fated? We would have still met and become best friends.

Our lives are bound by **it that should never have been able to reach us in the first place. I, a false heir to the throne that never should have belonged to my family. Her, a little girl who paid

I