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?"

and no. He was friends with my mate. We all went to the academy together for beta training. I

brushed

my

the pack house. I 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 where I was

"Did you struggle?"

I was probably still drunk. I was also

to hurt him,"

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you told your

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invited to the pack house to celebrate the announcement of the

momentous event in a pack's history. What about that

it. The celebration. The announcement. The

"Why?"

for a while. Many answers swim in my head, but choosing the right

did their joy bother

didn't deserve it," 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

answer. I remember the way 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,

her class. She

out of the shit hole we lived

and forced to go public. I see now that the

the superficial he would have known that Morgan had been born to lead. Before him, she had

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

Hot tears stream down my face. Dr. Salazar offers me a tissue and I sigh when I reach for the box to see it's fucking

guess I wasn't thinking about her. Not in a general sense. I only saw the betrayal I felt. I still feel it. Every time I think of her. Every

were close

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

about her. What

looking out for people. Me in particular. I've kind of always been an asshole.

liked this about

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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 back to

attitude

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

Darren always made a huge deal out of everything. I had just found out I was five weeks pregnant and she was

barely on track to where we wanted to be but I was scared 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 with

lidn't happen,"

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