Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

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James is staring down at the cup I handed him. He hasn't taken a single sip of it. I take it from his hand and take a drink.

"If I wanted to kill you I would have done it in the insane asylum we were trapped in," I hand it back to him. He smirks and takes a heavy drink.

"It never crossed my mind. I was just wondering why you would try to be any kind of hospitable to me,"

"I'm hospitable as fuck," I shrug. "Ask Jordan,"

"Don't," Jordan rolls his eyes. "Would you like to do the honors or do you want me to take point?"

"I'll start so I can make things clear to him," I sit behind my glass desk.

James sits back and waits for me to start. I place the pearl gun on the table between us and show him the newly improved beads that I will be jamming in our necks before loading them up. I've already synced them.

"A tracker implies that I'm going to be able to be out on my own," he says.

"Right," I nod. "And this is much more than that," I say placing his updated identification papers between us and the new wallet I got for him. "As of today, you are an asset of the crown. You belong to me. I say jump you jump as high as you can. When you are required to be somewhere you will be there fifteen minutes before the scheduled time. Failure to comply will result in you going back to the glass room. Not the institution. What you do with the rest of your time, is on you,"

"You're just giving me a job and letting me go?" he asks confused.

"What did you think I was going to do?"

"Keep me in a box until you require my services,"

"Jonas

wanted that, but I didn't think it would be fair given that I'm not better than you," I admit.

"You're a very naive woman," he scoffs.

grins. "With that said, all of 'your assets have been unlocked but will be strictly monitored. This," I tap the

gun again. "If you get close to any device that isn't registered to you, your pearl will send a notification to

doublet and it will activate mine.

It's up to me to make sure you are on your best behavior and to keep you alive. Everything you do henceforth will be reflected in me. I took the oath to start to process for your pardon. Your brother made it very clear

you to

his lead and orders. Jordan will report back to me. The King and I will decide where to go from there. It'll take some time for

time being, you are not a prince of the crown. You hold no title or position. You are still

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team is

such. The best I could

I tried to kill you

how to work around the system they created. We have the stomach to do what needs to be done. We

"Our family?" he huffs.

is my family now. He, Andromeda, and your mother are included. We look out for each other. We forgive each other. I mean there's been lying and maiming but we haven't killed one another yet. I think that counts for

"I killed my father,"

killed my best friend and her unborn child," I shrug. "We all have problems. No one is perfect. If the crown is willing to forgive me for my indiscretions why not forgive yours? You are still second in line for the throne by birthright. My wolf asked me to take accountability for all the

similar circumstances and given the chance, we could make a better impact than what we already have. You have some great ideas. Misguided, they were weaponized against your family. You almost toppled the hierarchy single-handedly. Out of spite. I respect that. A lot more than you think. This shit with the KNAVE, you

don't need to be trained. I'm already where I need

out of it alive. There is a reason why he didn't send Violetta or me to do what he sent you

you had the skills," he shakes his

so that you could take the fall for all the shit he's been doing as of late. Attacking the Kings directly. The Vampire King in particular. That monster would tear

everyone who had died for him. He groomed us from a very young age. He was a father figure to each of us before he showed

a task force to what? Kill him? Are you out of your mind? You're afraid of him. We all are. It can't

of us will be safe until that happens. As long as we have something to lose, he will continue trying to drag us under with him. So are you in

back linking his fingers, resting his elbows on the armrests of my black and red moon chair. He takes a deep

in. Whatever it takes. Not for any of the shit you said about family. You and Jonas can get fucked for all