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?"

was friends with my mate. We all went to the academy together for beta training. I know

brushed

my

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

"Did you struggle?"

to, but I hadn't slept in a while and I was probably still drunk. I was also aware

to hurt him,"

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said you told your alpha and Luna off.

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Redwood staff was invited to the pack house to celebrate the announcement of the

a pack's history.

The celebration. The announcement. The

"Why?"

at him for a while. Many answers swim in

did their joy bother

guilt just washes over me. The part of me that loved Morgan

Morgan was treated in 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

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

family. ike Darren who took his family out of the shit hole we lived in,

forced to go public. I see now that the

Had he looked past the superficial he would have known that Morgan had been born to lead. Before

admit that I was 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

Salazar offers me a tissue

I felt. I still feel it. Every time I think of her. Every time I think of

were close to

sister. My best 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

Let's talk about her.

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

liked this about

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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 was pissed but after sleeping on it she knew that there was no other way. I was eleven and no one was going to give me a job because of who my parents were. She was my lookout. Literally, anything that's redeemable about

there changes in her attitude

night before. She had a date and I had just given her what I thought was the best

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

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

lidn't happen,"

and on my way back home the sirens for a rogue attack blared. I backtracked and headed towards the pack house where Darren was stationed. I was two minutes away