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.

and in trying to get there I hurt the only thing that meant more to me than literally everything else. Crys is gone

given anyone other than Darren the absolute truth. Even if 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 bury it deep down. Yet, it was an instinct to ask

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

and you can stop with

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

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

That's kind of what

to see him smirking

dark joke. I am so proud of you," I laugh. He grins and the ugly sticky feeling

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

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little girls," I try to dismiss

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not to be, Perry. Surviving 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

only one should exist and it would be one of the strongest Lycans alive. Lillies failed

hear the words coming out

do. Pernicious. This is the way things 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

"You mean eat her?"

sounds dirty when you say it like