Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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Chapter 132

"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.

wanted and in trying to get there I hurt

I'm not in love with him the way I feel we both deserve, 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 with Darren or Jacob. I swallow it and I

understand," he sighs swiping a hand over his face. "I mean not fully, but I understand that it's something that's going to take time to heal from. I think we both need some time to fully adjust to our

to and you can stop with

to your collection. You made me promise to add to it," he

not going to like the thrill of it. It's the 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

what happened

at him to

am so proud of you," I laugh. He grins and the ugly sticky feeling inside of him takes a little

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

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is not 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 people would fight back," "What about giving them a

of years of bigotry and tradition. The fact is that only one should exist and it would be one of the strongest Lycans alive. Lillies failed to

hear the words coming out of your mouth,

are. We're not 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, Lycan Queen. She shamed herself

"You mean eat her?"

sounds dirty when you say it like