Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 137

Jonas

"I've never been good at telling the difference," Perry says and goes over to her desk.

"That makes two of us," I admit and go over to the giant Hello Kitty, I push it off the pillows. I doubt she wants anyone sitting on it. "This might sound like a stupid question, but how are you feeling?"

I look up at her to see she's staring at the computer screen in front of her not really making an effort to make use of it. She looks down at her hands and just when I give up on an answer she lets out a heavy sigh. "I'm scared," she says calmly.

"You're safe here,"

"That's not what I mean," she shakes her head without looking over at me. She holds up her hands and releases her claws. They're a milky white shade now. "For the last five years, there was no future for me. Honestly, I don't ever remember a time when I really believed I had one. I've been living my life one plan at a time since my mother died. And now, I'm basically indestructable,"

"You seemed pretty indestructable to me from the moment we met," I smile remembering her definance. "I can't even begin to imagine what you feel, Perry. But I can share with you what happened to me when I first shifted. If you like, "Okay," she

and agrees comes over to lay on the plush. "What did you do before?"

"There's a training trial we have to pass before transition. I began my training for it when I was fourteen. Most Lycans do. However, because I was the heir to the throne, my trials were more conditioning," "Muscle conditionin

she says.

turn around to face her. She's buried in the plush with her arms out to her side

takingly stunning and I don't know if she wants to hear that after the reaction she had in

for the KNAVE. I'd call it torture. Endurance in different climate conditions. I can fight and take a hit the way I can because I was trained by apponents larger and

"Yeah,"

was. I was stronger than the other juveniles. I could do things they couldn't. Gray

doing things alphas were without having shifted yet. They thought it was a

than anything. The idea of being King and helping people was the goal and the stronger I

had lots of support. Not just from my parents but Oz and Silas. His family was very supportive as well. My

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have it. Oz

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was preparing you for transition when she came to get me. I tried to stop her, but she had already administered the vitamins and

have happened during the fullmoon.