Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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"Royce is going to lose his shit when he finds out, Perry," he says without meeting my gaze.

"She's going to reject him, Jonas," she seemed pretty adamant about that.

"She's going to try. It's law for both parties to be in agreement. It's been a long time since a mating has been on trial," "Are you serious? You hold trials?"

"Yes, they're both adults and there's no political interference,"

"What does that mean?"

"Roy isn't promised to any other bloodline," he shrugs as if that's not a life-defining statement."

"Being the King fucking sucks, Jo. Why did you want this?" I shake my head. He finally smiles and tilts my head back.

"You're not acting like yourself," he says gently. I pull away from him and push him back so I can get away.

"I am. You just don't know me, Jonas. You know a part of me. A very, very dark part of me. That's not all I am,"

"I feel like you woke up a completely different person," he nods.

I didn't. I didn't get what I wanted and in trying to get there I hurt the only thing that meant more to me than

I realize that I do care for him deeply. The first thing I wanted to do after learning what happened to Mackenzie was fell him so that he could give me some space to fully process it. I don't do that. Not

that's going to take time to heal from. I think we both need some time to fully adjust to our new situation. I don't want you to feel caged like you did before and I don't even know where to

to and you can stop with the gifts," I point at the giant

bought it anyway. To add to your collection. You made me promise to add to it," he shrugs. He goes over to

worst kind of coping mechanism you can develop. It feels so good at first but when you really sit down to look at it and admit just how empty it all is, you'll hate yourself. Then to help you get over that you

what happened when I

look up at him to see him

laugh. He grins and the ugly sticky feeling

rolls his eyes. "What if we put a team together? But it'll take time. I trust Jordan to protect you, but he's got some shit going on. I sent the twins to you for two reasons. I know you love them. They're not safe away from him and I know you'd never let anyone get too close. I want him to be in charge of this team. "And also they know Ninjitsu. I've seen them teaching my sister and getting carried away. It's kind of funny until they start almost killing each other and we can't pull them apart. And you

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going to be easy for them. Jordan's family means business. I can't favor them and neither can you. If we change the laws to help them, I'd lose the respect we've established already. The

tradition. The fact is that only one should exist and it would be one of the strongest Lycans alive. Lillies failed to absorb Tullie in the womb and then refused

you hear the words coming out of

wolves. I don't deny that it's going to be beneficial for us to change a little, but there are things that do not need to be changed. We're beasts,

"You mean eat her?"

dirty when you say it like