Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 156

"Are we alone because of what I said to James the other day?" I ask Dr. Salazar.

"No, this part of your treatment is personal. Group therapy doesn't go as deep as one-on-one sessions,"

"Oh," I nod. "What do you want to talk about?"

"All right," he smiles. "I'd like to ask how you're feeling. We've been working together for a bit now. How do you think things are going?"

"It's been twenty-six days," I say.

"It has," he nods.

"I feel well rested. My mind is a little clearer,"

"Good," he writes it down. "Now that you've had some time to think. What is it that you want to achieve in your time here?"

"I want to get better,"

"You've said that, but what does that mean to you? When you say I want to get better. Better at what?"

"In general. I guess,"

Explain," he encourages. I don't know what to say. I end up just staring back at him and shrug. "All right. W somewhere small? Was it something someone said or did that made you realize that who you are now is wrong:

"I guess it started when I was sold to the King," I shrug.

"Okay, tell me about that day,"

"I had just gotten released from the precinct I worked at,"

"Were you there working?"

"No, I had gotten arrested for telling the Alpha and Luna off the night before. I had been really drunk,"

"Continue,"

t we start

"Jake, my father-in-law, drove us home. Beta Tyler was waiting for us when we arrived. He asked me to get presentable because he was escorting me to the pack house,"

"Were you

and Tyler close?"

mate. We all went to the academy together for beta training. I

showered, brushed teeth,

my

others. He told got -me I fucked up and that the Alpha was no longer going to tolerate my disrespect. Upon arrival, I was dragged into the pack house where I was informed that I was being

"Did you struggle?"

hadn't slept in a while and I was probably still drunk. I

to hurt him,"

1/4

Nov

Chapter 156

said you told your alpha

56%

to the pack house to celebrate

pack's

celebration. The announcement. The Luna. The Alpha. All of

"Why?"

for a while. Many answers swim in my head,

bother

part of me that loved Morgan wants to take it back and

the years after Darren's death. The changes to her person Calvin made. The modifications she went through. The fake tits, the long hair, the makeup, and the pathetic

the hunting program despite being top of her class. She stopped going into the city

ike Darren who took his family out of the shit hole we lived in, Calvin never even

them get by. Her siblings were rejected from the academy and forced to go public. I see now that the hell she chose to live in was just as fucked as mine because Calvin bought her the same way

have known that

in poverty but she had this special aura that drew people in while I pushed them away. It was why I'd do anything for her. Maybe my instinct as a beta always knew

Redwood ruined us both. She didn't deserve what he did to her. She didn't deserve what I did to her. Hot tears stream down my face. Dr. Salazar offers me a tissue and I sigh when I reach

deserve it. I guess I wasn't thinking about her. Not in a general sense. I only saw the betrayal I felt.

Luna. You were close

friend. We'd been through everything together. She lived on the floor above the apartment my mom and I stayed in after my dad

Let's talk about her. What was she

of always been

you liked

2/4

Chapter 156

and a leftover tupperware. "When I learned to hack the ATMs, she was

in her attitude leading up

just given her what I thought was the

a huge deal out of everything. I had just found out I was five weeks pregnant and she was the first person I told. The following week she went with me to get an ultrasound and I asked

we wanted to be but I was scared for nothing. He was so happy. So, I called her and told her. We were both delighted and she told me she was going out with a visiting Beta

lidn't happen,"

rogue attack blared. I backtracked and headed towards the pack house where Darren was stationed. I was two minutes away when he