Wolf Bait (Perry and Jonas)

Chapter 180

I take the protective glasses from inside the emergency pack and slide them on my face before looking over at the King one last time. I lean forward to give him one last peck. When I move to slide out of the window to get on top, he stops me.

"Don't leave me again," he says gently. "Please,"

"I'm not going anywhere, but we need to take care of this before people start dying" I nod.

"I love you," he whispers.

Fuck, I want to say it back but not like this. I nod, pull myself out of the car, and climb on top. I check my weapons and make sure that my gun is loaded. He slows a bit. Enough for me to be able to jump off.

My feet hit the floor and I see the gorgon just up ahead trying to figure out what direction it should attack. I take one of my smoke bombs from my belt and head towards them. I crack the little sphere and throw it. The bright-colored smoke catches its attention. I charge straight for it.

"I'm going to give you an opening. Aim for the belly," I shout.

"Are you out of your fucking mind?" someone shouts.

The gorgon spots me. I surge of adrenaline floods my body and my senses come to life. Without me having to think about it, my muscles adjust just enough to give me the power to be able to take this thing on. I don't have to shift. I open fire when it comes at me.

It stumbles back waving its arm in front of it as if to swat the bullets away. When the mag is empty I toss it aside and release my claws without having to give into the shift fully. I skid under its legs and dig my claws into the ice to stop behind it. I

with as much strength as I can muster and land on its back.

push up

"Now," I shout grabbing hold of its arm and pulling it back.

I hold it to me so that I don't get hit. They all fire on it and I try to wiggle out from behind it now that it's down. I flinch when it screams as they continue to shoot at it. With its belly fully exposed, it stood no chance. When it stops moving I pull my knife out and get to it before it can start to heal. I cut into the belly exposing the heart to cut it out. Sure enough, it was already trying to get itself pumping again.

The rancid stench of its blood is enough to make me gag. Once the heart is out I step back trying to shake the image. I still

more to go.

have one

"Holy shit! That was fucking lit!" Mackenzie shouts from somewhere on the rooftops.

-How far out are you?- I ask the King.

-That was fucking amazing. I'm coming up behind you in a bit.-

"Here comes the other one," I shout and toss the heart aside. "Get ready,"

wipe the sweat from my face and step out onto the street. Jordan comes out

the left," the headlights up ahead

right or his?"

Shit. You're

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and slide them on my face before looking over at the King one last time. I lean forward to

to take care of this before people start dying,"

you," he

to say it back but not like this. I nod, pull myself out of the car, and climb on top. I check my

attack. I take one of my smoke bombs from my belt and head towards them.

opening. Aim

you out of your

able to take this thing on. I don't have to shift. I open fire when it comes at me. It stumbles back waving its arm in front of it as if to swat the bullets away. When the mag is empty I toss it aside and release my claws without having to give

I shout grabbing hold of

all fire on it and I try to wiggle out from behind it now that it's down. I flinch when it screams as they continue to shoot at it. With its belly fully exposed, it stood no chance. When it stops moving

Once the heart is out I step back trying to shake

That was fucking lit!" Mackenzie shouts from somewhere on the

far out are you?-

was fucking amazing. I'm coming

other one," I shout and toss the heart aside.

wipe the sweat from my face and step out onto the street. Jordan comes out

so grab his right arm. I'll get the left," the headlights up ahead shine on us and I shake my arms out to get some of this

or his?" he

Shit. You're right,"

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as

into a run and he

as the spaceship dashes

but I don't let go and continue to push with everything I've got. The guards open fire and the thing tugs at me trying to

brace myself for it to try and hit me but it never comes. The King's growl greets me

again and it finally goes down. I hold up my knife

King," I pant. "The

it and walks over

well-groomed for a monster that's supposed to be out in the wild. I get up and go over to it as the King removes its heart. I turn its cobra-shaped head

I hold

asks handing it back. "Also that's not

laugh. He grins and watches me as I remove the tracker from this thing's neck. I wipe it on my jeans as best

kidding me,"

other one. You know