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?"

training. I know his mate and his family,

showered, brushed teeth,

my

got in the truck with him and four 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

"Did you struggle?"

a while and I was probably still drunk. I was also aware

to hurt him,"

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your alpha and Luna

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to the pack house to celebrate the announcement of

a pack's

it. The celebration. The announcement. The Luna.

"Why?"

stare at him for a while. Many answers swim in my head, but choosing the right one is a

joy bother you, Perry?"

me. The part of me that loved Morgan wants to take

the way Morgan was treated in the years after Darren's death. The changes to her person Calvin

dropped out of the hunting program despite being top of her class. She stopped

out of the shit hole we lived in, Calvin never even considered

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

Calvin was her actual 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, and

often jealous of her. Yes, we both lived 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 she had to

me a tissue and I

in a general sense. I only saw the betrayal I felt. I still feel it. Every time I think

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 died. She and her siblings helped us move everything out

see. Let's talk about her. What was she

was the sweetest 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

liked this

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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 was pissed but after sleeping on it she knew that there was

attitude leading up

date and I had just given her

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

to where we wanted to be but I was scared for nothing. He was so happy. So, I called her

lidn't happen,"

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