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?"

for beta training. I know his mate and his family, but close isn't

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

"Did you struggle?"

probably

to hurt him,"

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said you told your alpha

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

a pack's history. What about that bothered

it. The celebration. The announcement. The

"Why?"

a while. Many answers swim in

joy bother you,

from my mouth, and as soon as it's out there, a flood of guilt just washes over me. The part of me that

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

top of her class. She stopped going into the city to visit

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

public. I see

Had he looked past the superficial he would have known

poverty but she had this special aura that drew people in while I pushed them away. It was why I'd do anything for

Salazar offers me a tissue and I sigh when I reach for the box to see it's fucking Lightning McQueen themed. "Why

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

You were

stayed in after my dad died.

about her. What was she

kind of always been an asshole. I was smaller than her. Younger by

liked this

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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

there changes in her attitude

I had just given her what I thought was the best fucking news there

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 get an ultrasound and I asked her to keep it to herself until I

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

lidn't happen,"

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