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 close isn't something anyone was to me in that pack "Then

showered, brushed teeth,

my

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?"

a while and I was probably still drunk.

to hurt him,"

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told your alpha and Luna off.

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to the pack house to celebrate the announcement of the Luna's

in a pack's

The Luna. The Alpha. All of it

"Why?"

stare at him for a while. Many answers swim in my head, but choosing the right one

joy bother you,

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

have an actual 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, the makeup, and the

top of her class. She

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

go public. I see now that the hell she chose to live in was

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

in poverty but she had this special aura that drew people in while I pushed them

Salazar offers me a

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

Luna. You were close

the apartment my mom and I stayed in after my dad died. She and her siblings helped us move everything out of

see. Let's talk about her.

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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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

her attitude

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

a couple 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 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

little scared because we were nineteen and 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

lidn't happen,"

class that morning 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