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?"

no. He was friends with my mate. We all went to the academy together for beta training. I know his mate and his family, but close

brushed

my

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 sold to the

"Did you struggle?"

probably still drunk. I was also aware of Jake's presence, I didn't want

to hurt him,"

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invited to the pack house to celebrate the announcement of the Luna's

a pack's history. What about that

announcement. The Luna. The Alpha. All of it bothered

"Why?"

for a while. Many answers swim in my

bother you,

spills from my mouth, and as soon as it's out there, a flood of guilt just washes over me. The part of me that loved Morgan wants to take it back and I have to fight

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 princess dresses she'd never be caught

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

family out of the shit hole we lived in, Calvin

see now that the hell she chose to live in was just as fucked as mine because Calvin

mate. Had he looked past the superficial he would have known that Morgan had been born to lead. Before him, she had been kind, loving, giving,

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

Dr. Salazar offers me a tissue and I sigh when I reach for the box to see it's fucking Lightning McQueen themed. "Why didn't they deserve it,

general sense. I only saw the betrayal I felt. I still feel it. Every time I think of her. Every time I think of how I

were

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

talk about her. What

person I'd ever met. A lot like Oz. She was always looking out for people. Me in particular. I've kind of always been an asshole. I was smaller than her. Younger by two years. She was always smiling and going out of her way to

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to pick up the pieces I left behind. When my mom would disappear and I had no money for food or hygienic stuff. She'd take my clothes in her backpack and wash them with hers. I'd wake up with a freshly folded pile of clean laundry and a leftover tupperware. "When I learned to hack the ATMs, she was the one that kept me from emptying them. At first, she

attitude leading up to

just given her what I thought

mission a couple of weeks before. I felt a little sick just before leaving. I was home alone so I took the opportunity to go to the doctor since Darren always made 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

be but I was scared for nothing. He was so happy. So, I called

lidn't happen,"

sirens for a rogue attack blared. I backtracked and headed towards the pack house where Darren was