Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 145

Alpha Tech Lockwood used to be the most feared alpha in the Sites. He built Lockwood City from the ground up to the very top of the tower where his eldest daughter, Alpha Eloise Lockwood, was kept after she shifted for the first time. Feral.

It's hard to decide who is better known. The savage that is the father or the primitive that is the daughter. I can't believe he agreed to meet with me. I guess it pays to be a ghost and the most popular topic in the media worldwide. You'd think I'd be smart enough to stay in the hole Lycans have been hiding in since the dawn of time.

He's not very fond of me. In fact, the man actually hates me for putting him on his ass a couple of years ago when I was trailing a deserter. It wasn't easy and if his beta hadn't shown up, he probably would have ended me. I baited him to do it and like many others before and after him. He failed. I'm a little more confident now that I'm a Lycan. My odds are a little more favorable. The King didn't need to know that.

Alpha Tech is a big burly man. Years of wolf wars and fending off rogues have kept him beautiful. For an old guy. I want to say he's pushing sixty, but he looks like one of the models on the cover of some age-gap mafia guy novela. From the peppered magnificently groomed beard to the surly gunmetal blue eyes.

He's staring at me with them just like everyone else who thinks I'm dead one second and then I pass right beside them the next. It's kind of funny. At least, that's what it's going to be for a while. Surprise bitch.

The place he chose for us to meet is both private and very public. Downtown Lockwood is not what I remember it being. An Alpha of Tech's prestige wouldn't be caught dead on this side of the city much less having brunch in one of its restaurants.

"I can't believe some idiot went and made you an even worse monster than you were born to be," he growls when the waiter walks away with our order.

"It's good to see you too, Tech," "Alpha Tech to you," he sneers.

"Only if you call me your grace," I reach for my water to take a sip. He doesn't like that. Not very many alphas will, but I know I can get under this one's skin and live to tell the tale. Despite his raging demeanor, he's a fucking boy scout. It's why the Alpha King favors his family.

"Over my dead body," he sneers. "What do you want? What are you doing here?"

"I'm looking for mother-in-law,"

my

city," he huffs. "I'd know if a fucking Lycan was here

know she's

growls a

behind me and I take a deep breath. I blow it out slowly and clear my throat. Maybe a more direct approach would

to stand. Lillies is blocking his

Ass. Down," I say through my teeth. "I called because this is important for you and for me. If you're done with your little self-righteous bullshit, I'd like to have

are glowing red. He looks between me and Lillies and then takes a seat. I look around to make sure we haven't caused a scene yet. No one seems to

make sure nothing is wrong with it comes over me. Inspect it ind put it back together before

not my place to

least tell me why you think he has

How lucky was I that she called while I was there? 1 for sure thought I was going to have to wait for a while. "Sherwood

her out. I could have just gone in there, but I know how sensitive Eloise is. I also don't want this to become a scandal between your family and mine. It would also be great if you kept seeing

a lot of nerve coming

yet. I'm asking you politely. A monarch

"Not even your King takes you seriously enough to be his Queen. Look at you, doing the footwork. That's not a Queen's job. But even that boy understands that you're not good for anything other than this. Just like your useless

have Eloise at your side. Your mate was smart enough to make the right call. You can hate me all you want. Say all the things

time. Respectfully, allow me to drag my mother-in-law out from Sherwood or I'm goin to call the King and he's going to come down here. He's not going to ask. That's why he sent me," "Why is she here, Pernicious? Tell me it's not your

threats are cute.