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 know his mate and his family, but

showered, brushed

my

others. He told got -me I fucked up and that the Alpha was no longer going to tolerate my

"Did you struggle?"

a while and I was probably still drunk. I was also aware of Jake's

to hurt him,"

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told your alpha and Luna

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entire acting Redwood staff was invited to the pack house

event in a pack's history. What

celebration. The announcement. The Luna. The Alpha. All of

"Why?"

in my head, but choosing the

joy bother you, Perry?"

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

changes to her person Calvin made. The

of her class. She stopped

who took his family out of the

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

that Calvin was her actual mate. Had he looked past the superficial he would have known that Morgan had been

Yes, we both lived in poverty but she had this special aura that drew people in while I pushed them away. It was why

She didn't deserve what he did to her. She didn't deserve what I did to her. Hot tears stream down my face. Dr. Salazar offers me a tissue and I sigh when I reach

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 time

were

apartment my mom and I stayed in after my dad died. She

talk about her.

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 by

liked this about

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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,

her attitude leading

had a date and I had just given her what I thought

of weeks 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

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

lidn't happen,"

rogue attack blared. I backtracked and headed towards the