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?"

friends with my mate. We all went to the academy together for beta training. I know his mate and his family,

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 arrival, I was dragged into the pack house where I was informed that I was

"Did you struggle?"

I hadn't slept in a while and I was probably still drunk. I was also aware of Jake's presence, I didn't want

to hurt him,"

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said you told your alpha and Luna

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pack house to celebrate the

momentous event in a pack's

The announcement. The Luna. The Alpha. All

"Why?"

a while. Many answers swim in my head,

bother you, Perry?" he

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

years after Darren's death. The changes to her person Calvin

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

family out of the shit hole we lived in, Calvin never

because neither Morgan nor myself was helping 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

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

that drew people in while

offers me a tissue and I sigh when

only saw the betrayal I felt. I still feel it. Every time I think of her. Every time I think of how I lost everything. She's included

were close

lived on the floor above the apartment my mom and I stayed

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

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

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that about her. I was never the kind of person who needed help, but she was always there 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 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 me can be traced

changes in her attitude leading up to your

my head. "We were really excited the night before. She had a date and I had just given

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 week she went with me to

He was so happy. So, I called her and

lidn't happen,"

I backtracked and headed towards the pack house where Darren was stationed. I