Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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She stretches and the dress she's wearing rips. Her eyes go wide and she snorts ripping it clean off her body. She stops for a moment looking down at herself. Her hand gently caresses over the left side of her body where the marks had once been. She stops where I'd punch my hand through her chest and looks up at me. I hold her gaze not wanting to tempt the bond. "Here," I hold the lab coat out for her. She buttons it up and slides up onto the counter. I lean against it next to her not wanting to touch her again.

"The marks are all gone. Even the mating one," she says quietly.

"Yeah," I I push off the counter to face her. "She's right you know. You're not obligated to stay here, Perry. I'm-I'm not sure how I feel about you being alive at the moment, I-" I swallow back the knot in my throat. "You're free to go. Everyone thinks you're dead and it'll stay that way if you want it to," "Do you want me to go?" she asks softly.

"You've got a second chance, Sweetheart. You're twenty-eight years old. That's like twelve for a Lycan. What I want shouldn't matter to you anymore," "You're my mate," she chokes out.

know,"

"Are you-" she turns away. "You're rejecting me?"

"What?"

"Okay," she slides off the counter.

"Perry. I'm not-" I reach for her but she growls at me swinging her hand out. Her claws cut across my forearm. "Why would you think I'd reject you?"

"Because I'm a f*u**ng loser," she says like it's the truest thing in the world. "I ruin everything. I ruined my mate and his family. I ruined my life. I ruin everything. Why wouldn't you reject me?"

"Don't ever say that again,"

"I'm gonna go," she sighs. "I need to be

away

from you

for a while."

rejecting you," I

were willing to go through for your people. But as a mate, as a friend, you're an a****le. And I need time to get it out of my head. It didn't matter before because I-" she pauses rubbing her forehead. "I don't know

do either. "You don't have to leave. You can stay here. This is your home now. I'm sure your father has space in his villa for you. You're still the Lycan Queen," "You said death can

dead," I remind

her bloodied hand and the mess that was made. Tears stream down her face as she takes it all in. She looks around the room

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learn how to do shit on my own. They were so close," she chokes out. "No matter how fast I ran I couldn't reach them," "F****" is all I can

Jacob runs in. He stops in the

back to push her hair out of her face. "You're going to be fine. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere," It only serves to make her cry harder. The bond between us is itching. Like fire ants on a hot summer day. But I can't bring myself to get any closer. I step out of the room to find Dr. Alvarez anxiously waiting to

Oz. She's not. You should examine her," I hold out the bloodied scalple. Her eyes turn from worried to horrified. "She tried

"Jonas,"

don't-" What am I supposed to say? Fix her? There's no fixing this

I

sir," she nods tucking the scalpel into her pocket. She formally bows and proceeds to go

my

and she looks the way I feel. "What's happening? Who is that?" "Perry transitioned," I answer.

a little complicated right now. I think we should give her some time to process her new position," "Why would her position change? You're still married,

she's a lycan now. Lycan laws apply

that's it? You're just going to let her go?" she

can f****ing go, Annie," I growl and move past

asks. I pause short of pressing the button. "You

back to find Perry

this idiot let her run," "Perry is really good at hunting runaway *****es like that,"

"She's Pernicious

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down. You do your thing. We do ours. It'll give us all the time to

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and she has one. His name is Jordan," Andromeda shakes her

you want to consider?" I